An Arizona box truck driver who plowed into bicyclists on a stretch of Nevada highway last December, killing five and injuring four, was sentenced Wednesday to a minimum of 16 years in Nevada state prison for driving under the influence of methamphetamine causing death. Jordan Alexander Barson, 45, of Kingman, Arizona, apologized Tuesday, during the first day of an emotional two-day sentencing hearing in Las Vegas, asking forgiveness as he spoke.
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Jordan Alexander Barson, 45, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday - six months after he plowed into a group of bicyclists on a Nevada highway with his box truck in December.
Body of Missing 2-Year-Old Amari Nicholson Found, Suspect Arrested: Las Vegas Police
Amari went missing in early May, and volunteers have been searching ever since.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police confirmed the boy’s body was located near the 400 block of E. Twain Avenue near Paradise Road.
“This investigation is ongoing,” the department wrote in a tweet. “The cause and manner of death will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.”
Authorities said that Terrell Rhodes was arrested on murder charges in connection to the case. He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center.
Rhodes was identified by family members as the boyfriend of Amari’s mother. He made his first court appearance Wednesday and was held without bond, reported News3LV.