LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A girl discovered useless in a freezer reportedly referred to as police about her ex-roommate weeks earlier than that individual allegedly killed her, based on a 911 name the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained.
As 8 Information Now first reported, Daniel Roush, 37, faces a second-degree homicide cost for the demise of Monique Gilbertson, 68. Gilbertson’s trigger and method of demise remained pending as of Friday.
Gilbertson met Roush, who identifies as Jazzlynn Roush, at a retailer and invited him to dwell together with her, police stated. Roush would assist Gilbertson round the home however she later turned “upset about how filthy Roush was,” paperwork stated. Round Oct. 22, Gilbertson kicked Roush out of the home and altered the locks.
On Nov. 6, police responded to Gilbertson’s dwelling, which is situated in a 55-and-older group close to Nellis Boulevard and Vegas Valley Drive, after an worker on the property referred to as for a welfare examine.
“She called you guys about two weeks ago,” the individual advised a dispatcher within the 911 name. “She had a roommate issue, and she called because in her roommate’s stuff, she had found a gun, but I don’t know how far she got with that phone call. She said that she couldn’t get a hold of you guys she was going to like throw it in the trash.”
Daniel Roush, 37, faces a second-degree homicide cost for his 68-year-old ex-roommate’s demise, information stated. (KLAS)
It was not instantly clear Friday if the roommate talked about was Roush, although there was no indication Gilbertson had one other roommate or had a problem with every other individual within the weeks earlier than her demise, based on paperwork.
The caller additionally advised police Gilbertson would name the property administration workplace a number of instances a day, however stopped calling round Oct. 22.
It was unclear how Roush gained entry to the house after Gilbertson modified the locks. Police stated they discovered Roush and a lady inside the house through the welfare examine.
Whereas talking with officers, Roush reportedly requested if police had “warrants to look at the freezer,” paperwork stated. Roush then advised officers he discovered Gilbertson slumped over in a eating room chair and determined to “put her in the icebox” as a result of he didn’t know what to do. Roush suspected Gilbertson overdosed on cocaine and fentanyl she bought from him.
The worker who referred to as 911 advised the dispatcher she didn’t consider Gilbertson used medicine or drank alcohol.
Paperwork didn’t point out additional particulars about how police suspect Gilbertson could have died, aside from saying her physique was situated within the freezer and there was a little bit blood. Documentation concerning Gilbertson’s name to police was not instantly accessible Friday.
On the time of publication, 8 Information Now was utilizing the title and intercourse supplied by Las Vegas Metro police and the Las Vegas Justice Court docket when figuring out Roush. Roush declined an interview from jail.
