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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - On Tuesday, a jury of six men, six women found Tevarez Richard Lopez guilty of murdering Dennis "Spike" Wright, Jr. at the Beverly Lodge in South Lake Tahoe on January 30, 2016.
Tahoe Daily Tribune staff reports SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — A South Lake Tahoe man who authorities said shot and killed another man during an altercation over a loud motorcycle in 2018 has pleaded guilty to murder. Roy Figaro Roy Figaro, 62 at the time of his arrest, pleaded guilty March 19 to first-degree premeditated murder and will be sentenced May 7, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office. South Lake Tahoe officers responded June 30, 2018, to multiple reports of gunshots fired in the area of Tahoe Verde mobile home park in Tahoe Valley. When officers arrived they observ...
SLTPD SWAT team as they try to get Figaro out of a home on Julie Lane. Photo by STN. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A South Lake Tahoe man has pleaded guilty to the first degree premeditated murder of a former neighbor, Christopher William Kitchen. As part of the investigation, officers interviewed witnesses who saw the events leading up to the shooting. It was determined that Figaro walked out of his home and proceeded to get into an argument with a resident over a loud motorcycle. At some point, Kitchen joined the argument and pushed Figaro onto the ground. In response, Figaro pulled a handgun ...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A South Lake Tahoe man who beat his female roommate to death with a piece of firewood in 2019 will spend at least the next quarter century behind bars. James Cleveland was sentenced to 25 years to life for murdering his roommate in 2019. Provided James Cleveland was handed a sentence of 25 years to life for first degree murder on March 19 by the Honorable Suzanne Kingsbury. He also received an additional year for a weapons enhancement charge. On Jan. 13, 2019, South Lake Tahoe Police officers responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 1100...