LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A decide elevated bail Monday to $1 million for the Las Vegas Metropolitan police sergeant charged in two separate legal instances, the 8 Information Now Investigators have realized.
Sgt. Kevin Menon, 43, remained in custody Monday after Clark County District Court docket Choose Ron Israel raised Menon’s bail and mixed three instances into two. A special decide had set bail at $510,000 final month.
In his first case, the Clark County District Legal professional’s Workplace alleges Menon abused his energy by creating faux situations that resulted in residents, primarily Black males, being detained on the Las Vegas Strip.
Police first arrested Menon on Aug. 30, 2024. Detectives mentioned after they seized Menon’s digital units for that investigation, they discovered little one sexual abuse materials, often known as little one pornography. This resulted in a second legal case in opposition to Menon for little one pornography-related prices.
In his third case, Menon allegedly arrange recording units in bogs in his residence, prosecutors mentioned. Natasha Menon and Tamara Russell, who dwell with Kevin Menon, insist they aren’t victims and submitted affidavits stating they had been conscious they had been being recorded. In a earlier listening to, a decide mentioned she didn’t imagine the ladies knew they had been being recorded whereas utilizing the bathroom.
In courtroom paperwork, Menon claims he tried to show racism inside the police division and that it’s retaliating in opposition to him.
After his preliminary arrest, the division positioned Menon on depart with pay and suspended his police powers pending an investigation. The division has since stopped paying him.
It was not instantly clear if trials within the two instances would proceed as scheduled this summer time.
