LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A person will serve the remainder of his life in jail after he killed one other man, dismembered him and disposed of his physique in a barrel, a decide dominated Thursday.
In February, a jury returned a responsible verdict in opposition to Ryan Bentley, 46, on fees of homicide with using a lethal weapon and conspiracy to commit homicide.
In court docket Thursday, Clark County District Courtroom Choose Tierra Jones sentenced Bentley to life in jail with out the opportunity of parole.
On the time of his arrest in 2022, police accused Bentley of killing Rene Enriquez, 39, at a house close to Washington Avenue and Jones Boulevard. A county employee later found Enriquez’s stays in a barrel close to Quail Avenue and Palm Road.
In February, a jury returned a responsible verdict in opposition to Ryan Bentley, 46, on fees of homicide with using a lethal weapon and conspiracy to commit homicide. (LVMPD/KLAS)
In court docket paperwork, prosecutors and detectives alleged Bentley shot Enriquez for snitching on him and his buddy group. Enriquez was described as Bentley’s “friend of a friend” and was planning to maneuver into Bentley’s house, paperwork mentioned.
The coroner’s workplace recognized Enriquez’s stays from his tattoos, paperwork mentioned.
Bentley made a number of cellphone calls concerning the homicide from the Clark County Detention Middle, paperwork mentioned.
“Has the house been cleaned up?” Bentley mentioned in a single name, which was entered into proof.
Prosecutors initially charged a second particular person in reference to the murder, however they later dropped the case.
