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Suspect 'fired 71 shots, caused $100K+ in damage' during New Year's Eve shooting near Strip, police say
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Jan 5, 2024, 4:36:00 PM1/5/24
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — An arrest report is shining a new light on the suspect
who fired more than 70 shots from a hotel balcony near the Strip on New
Year's Eve.
Jon Letzkus, 45, made his initial appearance in court on Wednesday, Jan.
3, 2024, where a Clark County judge set bail at $500,000.
According to an arrest report, Metro officers responded to a call
regarding an explosion near the MGM Signature Tower on 135 E. Harmon Ave.
around 5:55 a.m. on New Year's Eve.
Details came from multiple witnesses who described "explosions" coming
from the area, and arriving officers determined that the noises were
coming from the higher floors of the MGM Signature Hotel. Gunshots were
heard in the area upon officers' arrival, and efforts to search for the
suspect inside the hotel were immediately launched.
Additionally, officers began efforts to provide safety for hotel guests in
the area.
One witness told police that the explosions were actually a person
shooting a handgun in the second tower of the hotel, possibly the 26th
floor. The witness claimed that he had observed the suspect "firing
indiscriminately" from his balcony, from his room in the 3rd tower on the
31st floor. The witness then said the suspect reentered his room and
watched as the windows of the room "shattered" as the suspect continued to
fire his weapon.
SWAT teams arriving at the scene would soon locate the room where the
suspect was believed to be firing. After obtaining a search warrant,
officers were able to evacuate surrounding rooms and enter the suspect's
unit. The suspect was gone on arrival, though a dog was located in a
locked bathroom, along with multiple impacts and shell castings.
Detectives were able to identify the suspect as Jon Letzkus after finding
a pill bottle with his name on it in the hotel room, as well as
interviewing a hotel staff member who confirmed she checked him into the
room.
"She described that she had two encounters with him because he returned to
her to get another room key. She stated that Letzkus' hands were shaking
when he handed items to her," the report noted. "He also inquired about
their policy of asking to see identification when obtaining a room key."
Letzkus was apprehended by police after surveillance footage showed a
subject matching his description at the Pizzeria at MGM. He was taken into
custody without further incident.
During an interview with Letzkus, police note in the report that he began
talking about his wife, whom he had been estranged from after 13 years of
marriage. The report read, "Jon explained that she filed for divorce
approximately two months ago and ever since has been trying to 'ruin'
him,"
Police say Letzkus went into "great detail" about his and his wife's
marital issues and noted that he was "extremely upset" while speaking
about it. "He was screaming, crying, face turning red, neck veins
protruding, and his fists clenched."
He also told police that his wife, who he claims "reported a false
domestic violence situation that resulted in a restraining order," had
been sending someone to "case" his house after he refused to be served by
the local sheriff's office. He claims he bought a firearm — identified as
a Glock 17 with a 10-round magazine (single stack) — for protection at
that time.
"Jon later stated that he was expertly trained with guns and loved them,
but he would never hurt anyone with them. He stated he was more of a
danger to himself than anyone else," the report reads.
Letzkus said he had initially driven out to Las Vegas to avoid being
served. After hearing someone knock on his door, the suspect said he
believed there were "two individuals hiding out of sight" behind the door,
who would try to "throw him off the balcony to kill him" if he opened the
door. He responded by placing heavy furniture from the room in front of
the door and "began building legos" to calm himself down.
Letzkus continued making questionable claims to police, claiming that
water began pouring from the ceiling, which he believed was security's
attempt to "flood his room to drown him." He also claimed that he believed
security was repelling from the floor above to gain entry into his room.
He also told police that he believed his room was bugged.
Letzkus then claimed he attempted to get the attention of nearby police
officers by taking out his firearm and began shooting out of his room. The
report noted, "Jon explained that he shot at an 8-degree angle into the
air. He would slightly step out onto the balcony and shoot. Jon was very
specific about how he shot the rounds. He did not want them to be confused
with fireworks."
Letzkus only stopped shooting after his gun jammed.
Police also noted that, during the interview, Letzkus would go off on
tangents about things he believed he saw or heard and told police that he
witnessed "cats in suits with machine guns walking in the hallways." He
also asserted feeling "under physical threat and referenced PTSD and
having night terrors."
Surveillance video would show Letzkus running through the hallway of
various floors in the hotel, placing ammunition in piles on the floor,
discarding luggage in the stairwell, and changing clothes.
According to MGM Resorts, the damage caused by Letzkus is estimated to be
over $100,000, but the total is expected to be higher as damage continues
to be discovered and assessed. He is estimated to have fired 71 shots in
total.
Prosecutors asked the judge for a risk assessment and a $1,275,000 bail,
while defense attorneys argued that the bail was "far outside his reach"
and, in turn, asked for monitoring and a $5,000 bail.
His bail currently sits at $500,000. He is due back in court on Jan. 17,
2024, at 10 a.m.
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — An arrest report is shining a new light on the suspect
who fired more than 70 shots from a hotel balcony near the Strip on New
Year's Eve.
Jon Letzkus, 45, made his initial appearance in court on Wednesday, Jan.
3, 2024, where a Clark County judge set bail at $500,000.
According to an arrest report, Metro officers responded to a call
regarding an explosion near the MGM Signature Tower on 135 E. Harmon Ave.
around 5:55 a.m. on New Year's Eve.
Details came from multiple witnesses who described "explosions" coming
from the area, and arriving officers determined that the noises were
coming from the higher floors of the MGM Signature Hotel. Gunshots were
heard in the area upon officers' arrival, and efforts to search for the
suspect inside the hotel were immediately launched.
Additionally, officers began efforts to provide safety for hotel guests in
the area.
One witness told police that the explosions were actually a person
shooting a handgun in the second tower of the hotel, possibly the 26th
floor. The witness claimed that he had observed the suspect "firing
indiscriminately" from his balcony, from his room in the 3rd tower on the
31st floor. The witness then said the suspect reentered his room and
watched as the windows of the room "shattered" as the suspect continued to
fire his weapon.
SWAT teams arriving at the scene would soon locate the room where the
suspect was believed to be firing. After obtaining a search warrant,
officers were able to evacuate surrounding rooms and enter the suspect's
unit. The suspect was gone on arrival, though a dog was located in a
locked bathroom, along with multiple impacts and shell castings.
Detectives were able to identify the suspect as Jon Letzkus after finding
a pill bottle with his name on it in the hotel room, as well as
interviewing a hotel staff member who confirmed she checked him into the
room.
"She described that she had two encounters with him because he returned to
her to get another room key. She stated that Letzkus' hands were shaking
when he handed items to her," the report noted. "He also inquired about
their policy of asking to see identification when obtaining a room key."
Letzkus was apprehended by police after surveillance footage showed a
subject matching his description at the Pizzeria at MGM. He was taken into
custody without further incident.
During an interview with Letzkus, police note in the report that he began
talking about his wife, whom he had been estranged from after 13 years of
marriage. The report read, "Jon explained that she filed for divorce
approximately two months ago and ever since has been trying to 'ruin'
him,"
Police say Letzkus went into "great detail" about his and his wife's
marital issues and noted that he was "extremely upset" while speaking
about it. "He was screaming, crying, face turning red, neck veins
protruding, and his fists clenched."
He also told police that his wife, who he claims "reported a false
domestic violence situation that resulted in a restraining order," had
been sending someone to "case" his house after he refused to be served by
the local sheriff's office. He claims he bought a firearm — identified as
a Glock 17 with a 10-round magazine (single stack) — for protection at
that time.
"Jon later stated that he was expertly trained with guns and loved them,
but he would never hurt anyone with them. He stated he was more of a
danger to himself than anyone else," the report reads.
Letzkus said he had initially driven out to Las Vegas to avoid being
served. After hearing someone knock on his door, the suspect said he
believed there were "two individuals hiding out of sight" behind the door,
who would try to "throw him off the balcony to kill him" if he opened the
door. He responded by placing heavy furniture from the room in front of
the door and "began building legos" to calm himself down.
Letzkus continued making questionable claims to police, claiming that
water began pouring from the ceiling, which he believed was security's
attempt to "flood his room to drown him." He also claimed that he believed
security was repelling from the floor above to gain entry into his room.
He also told police that he believed his room was bugged.
Letzkus then claimed he attempted to get the attention of nearby police
officers by taking out his firearm and began shooting out of his room. The
report noted, "Jon explained that he shot at an 8-degree angle into the
air. He would slightly step out onto the balcony and shoot. Jon was very
specific about how he shot the rounds. He did not want them to be confused
with fireworks."
Letzkus only stopped shooting after his gun jammed.
Police also noted that, during the interview, Letzkus would go off on
tangents about things he believed he saw or heard and told police that he
witnessed "cats in suits with machine guns walking in the hallways." He
also asserted feeling "under physical threat and referenced PTSD and
having night terrors."
Surveillance video would show Letzkus running through the hallway of
various floors in the hotel, placing ammunition in piles on the floor,
discarding luggage in the stairwell, and changing clothes.
According to MGM Resorts, the damage caused by Letzkus is estimated to be
over $100,000, but the total is expected to be higher as damage continues
to be discovered and assessed. He is estimated to have fired 71 shots in
total.
Prosecutors asked the judge for a risk assessment and a $1,275,000 bail,
while defense attorneys argued that the bail was "far outside his reach"
and, in turn, asked for monitoring and a $5,000 bail.
His bail currently sits at $500,000. He is due back in court on Jan. 17,
2024, at 10 a.m.
--
We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so that
stupid people won't be offended.
Durham Report: The FBI has an integrity problem. It has none.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
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