Suspect sentenced to life in prison after fatal stabbing of Alberta man in Las Vegas

A antheral accused successful a bid of stabbings connected the Las Vegas Strip successful October of 2022 that near 2 radical dormant and six injured has agreed to a plea woody that volition effect successful him spending the remainder of his beingness successful prison, without the anticipation of parole.

One of the victims was a Calgary man, Brent Hallett, who was stabbed to death, successful what prosecutors accidental was an unprovoked attack, arsenic helium and his woman were walking on a sidewalk.

Police accidental the onslaught — with a foot-long room weapon — began erstwhile 34-year aged Yoni Barrios asked if helium could instrumentality a photograph with a radical of Vegas showgirls.

But erstwhile immoderate of them backed away, investigators say, Barrios thought they were laughing astatine him and making amusive of his clothing.

Police accidental Barrios past ran down a sidewalk, attacking radical and helium was arrested aft a abbreviated chase.

Under the presumption of the plea agreement, Barrios volition debar the decease penalty.

His lawyer, Scott Coffee, said the plea statement “recognizes what everybody successful the strategy knew — that this was the effect of intelligence unwellness that caused paranoia.”

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Hallett was killed aft helium and his woman took aboriginal status and decided to question the world, with stops successful Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore earlier ending up successful Las Vegas.

The mates was conscionable days distant from returning to Alberta.

Hallett’s widow, Carmelita, has acceptable up an carnal payment foundation successful his representation — called the Jumpy Animal Welfare Foundation.

It has a absorption connected rabbits, due to the fact that Hallett, who was allergic to cats, loved rabbits and had 1 arsenic a favored erstwhile helium was a child.

— with files from The Associated Press.