A predawn walk in a quiet southwest Las Vegas neighborhood ended in gunfire and a homicide, and now prosecutors say the man accused of pulling the trigger is facing even more trouble in court.
Devion Teague, 24, already jailed in connection with a May 12 shooting that left a woman dead during a morning walk near West Rochelle Avenue and Halo Hollyhock Street, is now charged in two additional robbery-with-a-deadly-weapon cases. Detectives say he approached two elderly women before shots were fired. Teague was arrested days later and remains held at the Clark County Detention Center.
Prosecutors add robbery counts
Prosecutors have now filed two new criminal cases against Teague, each charging him with robbery with a deadly weapon, according to court records cited by News 3 LV. Those filings stack on top of earlier robbery counts and an open murder charge tied to the May 12 shooting. Court paperwork does not immediately spell out details about the separate incidents referenced in the new cases.
What police say about the attack
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said officers were called out around 5:47 a.m. and found one woman with an apparent gunshot wound who was pronounced dead at the scene, while the second victim reported they had been robbed at gunpoint, according to the department's press release. LVMPD said the surviving woman told detectives her companion was hard of hearing and responded, "What?," just before the suspect fired, then took her purse. The Homicide Section later identified a suspect and made an arrest in the case.
How detectives tracked him
Investigators pieced together what happened using surveillance video that captured the shooting along with historical phone-location data that put the suspect's device in the area at the time, KTNV reported. The vehicle seen in the footage - an Audi - had been reported stolen, and officers later found it abandoned nearby. Police say that mix of video and digital breadcrumbs helped lead them to Teague, who was taken into custody later that same day. Detectives are still combing through evidence as the case advances in court.
Court snapshot and what's next
Teague is being held without bail at the Clark County Detention Center. A public defender appeared for him in court and reserved the right to argue for bail at a future hearing, according to News 3 LV. A preliminary hearing is set for Wednesday, July 1. Prosecutors have not announced a trial date and say filings and witness interviews are still underway.
Neighbors mourn, officials ask for tips
Neighbors have called the killing senseless, and the victim's sister told reporters the family has been shattered by the loss. Local coverage identified the woman as 75-year-old Hester Johnson, according to KTNV. LVMPD is asking anyone who might have information or video related to the shooting to contact the Homicide Section or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers, with specific phone lines listed in the department's press release.
The early coverage of the May 12 scene and the neighborhood reaction that followed was first detailed in deadly dawn shooting shakes quiet block, which has tracked how residents are processing the violence on their normally calm street.
Legal note
Teague is charged with "open murder," a Nevada charge structure that lets a jury consider multiple levels of homicide, from first-degree murder down to lesser included offenses. Local legal analysts at Hofland & Tomsheck explain that this kind of filing can affect everything from bail decisions to potential sentencing if the case reaches trial. How prosecutors and defense attorneys frame their written motions in the coming weeks will help determine what options a jury ultimately hears.
