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Las Vegas teens charged for hit-and-run death of retired police chief

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Published 16:15 23 Sep 2023 GMT+1

Las Vegas teens charged for hit-and-run death of retired police chief

Jesus Ayala and Jzamir Keys have been charged after retired police chief Andy Probst was killed in a suspected hit-and-run

Tom Wood

Tom Wood

Two teenagers have been charged after a retired police officer was killed during an alleged hit-and-run murder in Las Vegas.

The two defendants, 18-year-old Jesus Ayala and 16-year-old Jzamir Keys, appeared in court on a number of charges including murder.

The charges against the pair relate to an alleged rampage through Las Vegas on August 14, during which former police chief, Andreas ‘Andy’ Probst. was hit by a car and killed.

The spree allegedly began with a 72-year-old cyclist being struck by a Hyundai car, which then fled the scene and was crashed elsewhere.

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Jesus Ayala.
Las Vegas Justice Court

Then, it is alleged that the teenagers filmed themselves as they ran down Probst, who worked with the police in California, crashing deliberately into him as he rode a bicycle in the road’s designated cycle lane.

They are then alleged to have dumped the blood-stained car before stealing two other vehicles and crashing them into each other near to a shopping mall.

Ayala, who is thought to have been the driver, later reportedly bragged to police officers that he’d be back on the streets in short order.

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KLAS reports that he said: “You think this juvenile [expletive] is gonna do some [expletive]? I’ll be out in 30 days, I’ll bet you,

“It’s just ah, [expletive] ah, hit-and-run — slap on the wrist.”

Andreas 'Andy' Probst.
Eva Vlaardingerbroek/Facebook

Ayala was arrested on the day of the incident, and has been charged with 18 charges, including murder, attempted murder, and grand larceny, and faces a lot longer than 30 days if found guilty.

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That murder charge was not possible immediately after Ayala was arrested, as the video that purportedly shows the hit-and-run did not surface until a couple of weeks later.

Keys was arrested after Ayala on the following Tuesday, having run away during Ayala’s arrest, and has since been charged with a number of offences related to the spree and Probst’s death.

The car that was alleged to have been used in the hit-and-run was found around 10 minutes away from where Probst died.

Jzamir Keys.
Las Vegas Justice Court

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Both Ayala and Keys are being charged as adults.

Under Nevada law, the most severe sentence that they can receive if convicted of murder before the age of 18 is 20 years to life in state prison.

At their most recent court appearance, neither of the pair spoke at all, and neither has so far entered any plea.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said: “Justice will be served in this case.”

Featured Image Credit: Insta/garbagehuman4.0/Las Vegas Justice Court

Topics: Crime, US News, News, Cars

Tom Wood
Tom Wood

Tom Wood is a LADbible journalist and Twin Peaks enthusiast. Despite having a career in football cut short by a chronic lack of talent, he managed to obtain degrees from both the University of London and Salford. According to his French teacher, at the weekend he mostly likes to play football and go to the park with his brother. Contact Tom on [email protected]

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