LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The person who killed his neighbor for blocking a part of his driveway — and shot one other particular person in a second parking-related taking pictures — might serve a minimal of 21 years in jail as a part of a plea settlement filed Thursday.
In November 2022, police arrested Robert Salone, 43, for the October 2022 killing of Christopher “Dice” Allen, 34. The taking pictures occurred on Tipper Avenue close to the intersection of Hacienda Avenue and Nellis Boulevard within the southeast valley. The lads lived throughout the road from one another.
Earlier than the taking pictures, Salone and Allen have been arguing about Allen’s automotive partially blocking Salone’s driveway, police mentioned. Allen known as 911 round 12:40 p.m. on the day of the homicide, saying somebody shot him.
Salone drove off within the household car after the taking pictures.
In November 2022, police arrested Robert Salone, 43, for the October 2022 killing of Christopher “Dice” Allen, 34. (LVMPD/KLAS)
Salone entered an Alford plea Thursday to expenses of first-degree homicide and tried homicide, data mentioned. An Alford plea means the defendant doesn’t admit guilt however agrees prosecutors have sufficient proof to persuade a jury to convict him.
As a part of the settlement, Salone will serve at the least 21 years in jail, paperwork mentioned. A choose might additionally sentence him to a most of 70 years or life.
The tried homicide cost stems from an incident in Henderson in August 2021, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported. In that case, an individual who took up two parking areas at a Henderson residence complicated additionally turned Salone’s sufferer, prosecutors mentioned.
The particular person, a younger man who was visiting buddies on the complicated on Whitney Ranch Drive close to Russell Highway, informed police he “double parked” in a covered-parking space, in response to paperwork the 8 Information Now Investigators obtained. A few half-hour later, the person returned to his automotive, discovering one other car parked “within inches” of his door, paperwork mentioned.
The tried homicide cost stems from an incident in Henderson in August 2021, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported. In that case, an individual who took up two parking areas at a Henderson residence complicated additionally turned Salone’s sufferer, prosecutors mentioned. (KLAS)
A person, who detectives and prosecutors mentioned was Salone, was additionally there, arguing with the customer about his parking job, paperwork mentioned. Detectives in Henderson consider Salone fired three pictures on the driver, who mentioned the person shot at him as he was leaving the complicated, paperwork mentioned.
It was not till the bullets within the two crime scenes matched in a police database that police tied Salone to the 2 parking-related crimes.
Salone has remained in custody since his 2022 arrest on greater than $1.1 million bail.
A choose will sentence him on June 3.
