metro detectives previously obtained this grainy image , footage from a security camera at a fast food restaurant, recorded in 2004. the driver bought some food for a deaf woman he d picked up, then drove her to kyle canyon road and sexually assaulted her at knifepoint. last october, cold case detectives dean o kelley and ken hefner said they were hopeful the attacker might still be in town. ken hefner/cold case detective: might be able to look at it and say, hey, that s so and so, and we can got from there. ((george knapp)) the reason these homicide veterans were working a rape case is that the dna from this sexual assault was a match for a sample taken from a murder scene six years earlier. the bludgeoned body of a woman was found in 1998 under a joshua tree off state route 159 near oliver ranch.. there were signs of a violent struggle. miller, who d often been homeless. dna evidence from the murder scene was entered into the codis data base, but it wasn t until 2012 that
((cal potter/attorney: society has said you know we re going to hold these police officers accountable. we re gonna allow private attorneys to come in and sue for violations of civil rights.)) ((vanessa murphy)) they are claiming this is excessive use of force by police.. since there is no audio, it s unclear how this started and what was said between police and tuuamalemelo. a metro report describes him as aggressive and refers to his size. he tells us at the time, he was nearly 380 pounds. and he s 6 1 when he appears to walk away though. we see this action.. ((ian: i feel a tug on my shirt. i just remembered, i turned around, right when i turned around, that s when i seen the officer he just had a, just a full swing, just takes one to my face.)) ((cal: there is no excuse for that.)) ((vanessa murphy)) potter says he s concerned about the tactics used for restraint here. ((potter: in a perfect world, the united states attorney s office would pick up this case and prosecut
let s get to sherry with a look at today s weather. sherry swensk starting out our wednesday with clear skies and calm winds. but clouds are coming later today. it will be our warmest day of the week and the year so far if we reach the 80 degrees we re expecting. ... but it will be quickly followed by a cool down and a chance for showers later tonight. .... gusty winds in the mountains today and breezy tomorrow for ((brian loftus)) > republican presidential candidate jeb bush will make a stop here in nevada. ahead of next week s caucuses. ((kirsten joyce)) he ll be hosting a town hall at the sun city summerlin desert vista community center this sunday. at 5-30. after that. he ll make a trip up north.for a town hall in reno on monday. /// ((brian loftus)) > on the other side of the aisle. the democrats will kick off the first in the west caucus on saturday. but before that. hillary clinton and bernie sanders will continue their push for support here with a town hall tomorrow.
and four others have been indicted by a grand jury for what unfolded in southern nevada nearly two years ago. ((dave courvoisier)) the cattle rancher led a fight over land and cattle against the federal government. vanessa murphy has interviewed him several times in the past and is in the newsroom with this new development. ((vanessa murphy)) i asked cliven bundy twice recently if he was worried about getting arrested. he claimed he wasn t doing anything wrong. but his fight against the federal government has caught up with him. bundy, two of his sons and two other men were indicted by a federal grand jury on sixteen felony charges earlier today. in court documents, bundy is referred to as the main leader of the fight over land and cattle in april of 2014. bundy ignored court orders and wasn t paying fees to use land in bunkerville, the bureau of land management organized an bundy and the four others indicted here are accused of spreading false information and rallying hundre
up as the day goes on and could get dangerous in the mountains. ... temps take a slight hit, but still above normal at 70 degrees today. ((sherry swensk)) no cones out along eastbound spring mountain, but you still have some lane restrictions on the southbound strip in front of treasure island. work is underway on tropicana. ndot crews will improve a four-mile stretch between eastern and boulder highway. right now, and through early april, expect 24-hour lane restrictions on trop between eastern and mcleod. < > < > > that s a look at the roads. ((brian loftus)) > more changes are coming to the las vegas strip! the wynn resort and casino announced a major expansion plan. that will be completed by the fall of 2017. patranya bhoolsuwan gives us a preview of what we can expect. < ((patranya bhoolsuwan)) by fall of 2017 ..expect big changes at the wynn as the resort plans to expand its luxury retail space . just steps away from the busy foot traffic on las vegas boulevard. ((jose