Las Vegas police say a second man is now in custody in connection with the bombing outside Piero’s Italian Cuisine, a longtime favorite just off the Strip. Detectives booked 52-year-old Robert Schwieger into the Clark County Detention Center on multiple felony counts and set his bond at $250,000, adding a new name to an investigation that started when an improvised explosive device went off outside the restaurant in the early morning hours of Nov. 13, 2025. Metro had already arrested another suspect in November 2025.
Schwieger is facing charges that include conspiracy to commit arson, first-degree arson, and use of an explosive to damage or destroy property. He is being held on $250,000 bond, according to KTNV. Court records reviewed by the station list the counts filed in Clark County and confirm Schwieger's booking at the CCDC. Metro has not publicly explained what specific evidence led them to Schwieger.
How Investigators Say The Device Was Placed
In a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department press release, detectives say two men, one on foot and one on a scooter, pulled up to Piero’s at about 2:19 a.m. on Nov. 13, 2025. According to police, one of the men set a package at the restaurant’s front door, appeared to light a fuse, then took off with the other man. Minutes later, the package exploded.
Metro identified one of those suspects as 35-year-old John Navarro, who was arrested Nov. 15, 2025, on multiple explosives-related and arson-related counts, according to the department. In that same release, investigators asked anyone with information to contact detectives or Crime Stoppers.
A Clark County grand jury later returned indictments tied to the case, charging multiple people and alleging that DNA and electronic records linked suspects both to the device itself and to purchases of bomb components, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported. Prosecutors told the court the device was capable of causing far greater damage and noted that some of the defendants have prior felony records, according to the paper.
Where It Happened
The blast was relatively small and went off outside Piero’s Italian Cuisine at 355 Convention Center Drive, just east of the Las Vegas Convention Center, according to Piero’s official site. The restaurant, a longstanding Strip-adjacent Italian spot, sustained minor damage but quickly became the center of attention as investigators tracked multiple suspects.
Legal Implications
Schwieger now faces several felony counts that carry serious prison exposure under Nevada law. Arson in the first degree is a category B felony that can bring a minimum of two years and up to 15 years in prison, along with a fine of up to $15,000, under the Nevada Revised Statutes. Unlawful possession or manufacture of an explosive with intent to destroy property is also classified as a category B felony under NRS 202.260. The specific counts that Schwieger faces were outlined by KTNV.
According to a press release from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the investigation remains active. Detectives are still asking anyone with information to call Metro’s investigative unit at 702-828-7777, or to contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 702-385-5555.
