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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Martin Toledo

Las Vegas Teens Who Killed a Retired Police Chief 'For Fun' Were Laughing in Court — Then the Judge Handed Down Life Sentences

Two Las Vegas teens who intentionally ran down a cyclist (Credit: Screen Captured from X/Collin Rugg)

Two Las Vegas teenagers who deliberately mowed down a cyclist in a hit-and-run that killed a retired police chief were sentenced on Tuesday to decades behind bars, bringing a grim conclusion to a case that drew national outrage for its sheer brutality and the defendants' chilling courtroom demeanour.

Jesus Ayala, now 20, and Jzamir Keys, now 18, were juveniles when they used a stolen car to strike and kill 64-year-old Andreas Probst as he rode his bicycle through a Las Vegas neighbourhood. Probst was a former police chief from Bell, California.

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