HENDERSON, Nev. (KLAS) — An 18-year-old faces costs together with homicide for the capturing loss of life of a 19-year-old throughout what police suspect was a marijuana theft gone incorrect.
John Mancuso is accused of killing Treyvon Jackson on July 22 at an condo complicated close to Heat Springs Highway and Inexperienced Valley Parkway. Jackson died from a gunshot wound to his torso, the coroner’s workplace dominated.
A witness first instructed police she and Jackson arrived on the complicated to purchase an electrical bike, paperwork stated. She instructed police that in the course of the sale, a person sporting a ski masks jumped out from behind a automotive and shot Jackson.
By subsequent investigation, police decided the sale truly concerned marijuana and probably buying and selling marijuana for a motorcycle, paperwork stated.
“[The witness] knew that [Jackson] had made an agreement to sell the marijuana for $700, but she did not know if they were going to trade for the bike or if Treyvon would be receiving cash for the purchase,” police stated. “Treyvon had the marijuana stored inside [a] backpack, which, when located at the crime scene, was empty and there was no marijuana inside.”
The witness later recognized Jackson as a person she and Jackson met within the parking zone for the marijuana sale earlier than the capturing, paperwork stated.
The FBI Legal Apprehension Crew arrested Mancuso on July 28, information stated. Along with open homicide with a lethal weapon, Mancuso faces costs of theft with a lethal weapon and conspiracy to commit theft.
It was not instantly clear if police suspected there have been excellent people related to the case. On the time of the discharge of their investigation press launch, Henderson police stated “no suspects” have been recognized. Police didn’t problem a follow-up press launch for Mancuso’s arrest.
Mancuso remained detained with out bail on the Clark County Detention Heart as of Monday. A preliminary listening to was scheduled for Tuesday.
The capturing marked Henderson’s fourth murder for 2025.
