30 October 2024 :
October 9, 2024 - Nevada. Robert Brown sentenced to death
1st death penalty verdict in Nevada in over 5 years
A Clark County jury in Las Vegas sentenced Robert Brown, 54, to death on October 9th for the 2012 murder of his girlfriend, Nichole Nick, 29. This marks the 1st death penalty verdict in Nevada in over 5 years. District Judge Jacqueline Bluth has set a Dec. 3 date for formal sentencing.
Brown was found guilty of breaking into Nick’s apartment, killing her, injuring her mother, and firing toward a young child. The events unfolded after an argument between Brown and Nick just hours prior. Despite little media attention since Brown’s arrest in April 2014, the case resurfaced with this high-profile sentencing.
With Nevada’s lengthy appeal process and challenges in obtaining lethal injection drugs, it remains uncertain when or if Brown’s sentence will be carried out. The state’s last execution occurred in 2006.
