Caesars Palace murder suspect faces judge
Two women accused of robbing and murdering a man at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas last month are scheduled to go to trial Thursday.
On May 15, Erika Covington and Arionna “Ari” Taylor, both 20, allegedly shot and killed 25 people in a room at Caesars Palace.Bryan Altamirano-Solano, .
The two women were charged on May 17 with murder, robbery, conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit robbery.
Covington and Taylor have pleaded not guilty to the charges. Both men have been held at the Clark County Detention Center since Thursday.
Altamirano-Solano died from a gunshot wound to the left chest, according to autopsy results released by the Clark County Coroner's Office. The death was ruled a homicide.
Handshake
The three initially met at the Caesars Palace valet around 2:14 a.m. and entered the hotel.
A recently released video shows Altamirano-Solano holding hands with two of his alleged killers, Las Vegas TV station KLAS reported. At about 2:35 a.m. on May 15, the three went to the hotel room on the fifth floor.
Altamirano-Solano carried a brown bag with him. Half an hour later, the two women were seen running through the hotel corridor. One of the suspects took the same bag.
The women then went to the Linq Hotel, where they got into a white sedan that had been stolen on April 11, Las Vegas TV station KTNV reported.
A butler entered Altamirano-Solano's room at Caesars Palace around 11:30 a.m. She discovered his body and informed security.
When police searched the room, they found a shell casing stamped "HORNADY."
The case is related to a domestic violence incident that occurred on May 10 on South Pecos Road in Las Vegas. Taylor was the victim of the crime, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Las Vegas TV station KVVU reported that the bullet that killed Altamirano-Solano was consistent with shell casings from a domestic violence incident.
The suspect was eventually identified through photos on Taylor's Instagram account, hotel surveillance video and the case.
Covington and Taylor were arrested on May 17 at a residence on Simmons Street in Las Vegas.
Police seized a Glock magazine from the apartment, as well as clothing believed to have been worn by the two women at the hotel.
Covington told police she wanted to speak with an attorney after being asked what happened in the hotel room, KLAS reported. Taylor claimed to have poor memory after the crash and was unable to tell police what happened in the hotel room, authorities said.
It was recently revealed that Altamirano-Solano is from Nicaragua. He attempted to obtain asylum in the United States.
Having sex with a third woman
The room at Caesars Palace was registered by an unknown woman. That night, she and Altamirano-Solano met in a hotel room after being introduced to each other through an app.
The two were having sex together in the room. At 1:30 a.m., he walked with her to the car.
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