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Updated: 3:46 PM CDT May 12, 2021 By Andy Rose and Hollie Silverman Las Vegas police said Wednesday that the body of 2-year-old Amari Nicholson had been found one day after arresting a man in connection with the child s disappearance.Terrell Rhodes, 27, was booked Tuesday for the murder of Amari Nicholson, who has not been seen since May 5, said Lt. Richard Meyers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. This case started out as a missing persons investigation, and unfortunately, I m here to tell you today that it is now a homicide, Meyers said Tuesday evening. During the course of the investigation, it became clear that the circumstances were suspicious, Meyers told reporters. As the investigation progressed, it became very clear to us that Terrell Rhodes was our primary suspect. Police did not say what relationship Rhodes had to Nicholson. CNN has not determined if Rhodes has an attorney.Rhodes will face additional charges, Meyers said.The Clark Coun
Aaron KellerMay 12th, 2021, 5:37 pm
A Las Vegas boyfriend is under arrest for allegedly killing his girlfriend’s 2-year-old boy. The convoluted case involves a missing child later found dead, reports of a confession, and a bizarre joint television interview where the child’s mother and her since-charged boyfriend blamed other relatives for taking the child.
The Las Vegas Metro Police Department says it received a report on May 5 that the boy at the center of the case,
Amari Nicholson, was missing from an apartment complex on Paradise Road near . (Other reports describe the location where the boy disappeared as an extended stay hotel.)
Ashley Trahan, 33, left, is accused of drugging and robbing a man of his $40,000 Rolex after meeting at the Aria Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, right. It s the fourth similar case in the last month.