Family, residents gather to protest for justice on behalf of Lesly Palacio
Rudy Garcia, 13 Action News
and last updated 2021-06-25 20:07:48-04
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â The family and friends of 22-year-old Lesly Palacio, killed in August 2020, are calling for the capture of her accused killer.
A group of people gathered at the Regional Justice Center in downtown Las Vegas on Friday for a Peaceful Protest For Justice!
Watch the rally below:
A Facebook page for the event says they seek the capture of Erick Rangel-Ibarra, the accused, and criminal charges against the entire Rangel family.
Rangel-Ibarra has not been arrested and authorities say he fled to Mexico. His father, Jose Rangel, is accused of helping his son load what appears to have been Palacio s body into a truck outside their home.
Father of fugitive pleads not guilty in Vegas slaying case
March 5, 2021
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LAS VEGAS (AP) A man who was arrested in January at the U.S.-Mexico border in California pleaded not guilty Friday to helping his son hide the body of a 22-year-old nursing student before her remains were found last September in the desert outside Las Vegas.
Jose Antonio Rangel’s attorney, Thomas Boley, did not immediately respond to messages following Rangel’s brief video court appearance in Las Vegas.
Rangel, 46, remains jailed on $100,000 bail pending another court appearance April 28 on destroying evidence and harboring a felony offender charges.
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