Current:Home > ContactMurder suspect accused of eating part of victim's face after homicide near Las Vegas Strip -Stellar Wealth Sphere
Murder suspect accused of eating part of victim's face after homicide near Las Vegas Strip
View
Date:2025-04-19 04:36:06
Police are investigating the gruesome killing in downtown Las Vegas in which a 29-year-old man is accused of attacking another person along city streets and, according to court documents, eating part of the victim's face.
Colin Ichiro Czech was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on Sunday in connection to the slaying that morning along Las Vegas Boulevard, according to information from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
A criminal complaint obtained by USA TODAY Wednesday identified the homicide victim as Kenneth Brown.
The victim's cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office following an autopsy, police said.
According to the complaint, Czech punched and struck Brown, causing Brown's head to strike the concrete subsequently killing him.
Washington mom charged in killing:Mother charged with murder, accused of stabbing son repeatedly pleads not guilty
7-11 employee dialed 911 after seeing man attack customer
In a news release, police said officers responded about 4:45 a.m. Sunday after dispatch received a report of a physical altercation between a suspect and another man in front of a business along South Las Vegas Boulevard.
The area is near the Haunted Museum just north of the famous Little White Wedding Chapel.
According to court papers, a witness dialed 911 and reported a suspect attacked a male customer and "tackled him to the ground" in the 7-11 parking lot. The suspect was "banging his head on the concrete," screaming and appeared paranoid, police wrote in the documents.
About 45 minutes later, the report continues, someone dialed 911 again to report the same suspect was on top of another man at a nearby bus stop “eating the face of the male on the ground."
Teen charged with murder of beloved California middle-school teacher
Victim was missing eye, ear
Shortly after, arriving officers found the suspect and the victim at the bus stop, and said the victim − later identified as Brown, was unresponsive and bleeding from the head.
According to court papers, officers saw the suspect, identified as Czech, kneeling next to Brown with “biological matter in his hair, mouth and on his clothing."
When the officers questioned Czech at the scene, he said the victim attacked him, police wrote.
Brown was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, police wrote.
Court papers reveal he suffered a large cut to his head and was missing an eye and an ear.
Wisconsin shooting:Potential shooter 'neutralized' outside Wisconsin middle school
Suspect said something was 'possessing him'
After being arrested and taken into custody, court documents reveal detectives asked Czech what he used to hurt the victim and Czech reportedly responded, "my teeth." Czech also told detectives "he used his teeth to eat" the man's eyeballs and ears.
The document goes on to say Czech “was going in and out of consciousness" and told officers he is unhoused and was awake for “five days straight” at the time of the attack because something was "possessing him." Voices in his head, police wrote, told him to kill a person named "Drake" − a man he said he did not know.
Clark County Justice Court records show Czech remained jailed without bond Wednesday after appearing in court for his first appearance before a judge.
Anyone with any information about the case is asked to contact Las Vegas police or Crime Stoppers.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
veryGood! (72371)
Related
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- House sidesteps vote on Biden impeachment resolution amid GOP infighting
- Journalists: Apply Now for the InsideClimate News Mountain West Environmental Reporting Workshop
- Supercomputers, Climate Models and 40 Years of the World Climate Research Programme
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Duke Energy Takes Aim at the Solar Panels Atop N.C. Church
- House votes to censure Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump investigations
- Climate Tipping Points Are Closer Than We Think, Scientists Warn
- John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
- Hunter Biden to appear in court in Delaware in July
Ranking
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- College Baseball Player Angel Mercado-Ocasio Dead at 19 After Field Accident
- Beyoncé Honors Tina Turner's Strength and Resilience After Her Death
- Exxon Pushes Back on California Cities Suing It Over Climate Change
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Farewell, my kidney: Why the body may reject a lifesaving organ
- Fossil Fuel Subsidies Top $450 Billion Annually, Study Says
- Greenland’s Nearing a Climate Tipping Point. How Long Warming Lasts Will Decide Its Fate, Study Says
Recommendation
All That You Wanted to Know About She’s All That
Sample from Bryan Kohberger matches DNA found at Idaho crime scene, court documents say
This telehealth program is a lifeline for New Mexico's pregnant moms. Will it end?
More women sue Texas saying the state's anti-abortion laws harmed them
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
A Lesson in Economics: California School District Goes Solar with Storage
Seniors got COVID tests they didn't order in Medicare scam. Could more fraud follow?
Greenland’s Nearing a Climate Tipping Point. How Long Warming Lasts Will Decide Its Fate, Study Says