The man suspected of stabbing three people at the Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa in Las Vegas (pictured) was set a $500,000 bail this week by a judge.
Shayne Sussman, 25, is charged on multiple counts of attempted murder, battery, and use of an offensive weapon in the August 4 incident. Two Red Rock employees sustained serious injuries, including a punctured lung, before the suspect was shot by security on the casino floor and apprehended.
The Las Vegas Justice court was also shown surveillance footage of the attacks. Prosecutors say it shows Sussman waiting behind a pillar before attacking staff and then also swinging a knife at a security guard seconds before being shot.
Defense asked for a lower bail amount with electronic monitoring, but were denied.
The Attack
A person prosecutors say was Sussman entered the Red Rock Casino Resort, west of the Las Vegas Strip, at around 12.30 a.m. on August 4.
The suspect was seen with a covered face hanging around in quieter areas of the casino. When a member of casino staff approached him, he stabbed them twice, and then also stabbed a second employee who tried to administer aid.
Casino security then tried to apprehend the suspect before he fled through the casino floor. One officer closed in on the suspect, but he was also attacked with a knife. The officer managed to shoot the suspect moments before potentially becoming a third stab victim.
The first casino employee stabbed by the suspect lost four pints of blood and suffered a collapsed lung. Both victims were taken to nearby hospitals with severe injuries. The security officer who shot the suspect escaped without injuries.
The Consequences
Despite previous reports from on-scene police officers that Sussman was suspected of being intoxicated on illegal substances at the time, a toxicology report found only a high level of alcohol in his system.
In asking for $25,000 bail with electronic monitoring, the defense claimed Sussman’s previously clean record and his high blood alcohol content showed he was acting out of character. The defense said Sussman had been drinking heavily throughout the previous day and night before the incident.
The judge denied that motion, setting bail at $500,000. Justice Diana Sullivan spoke in court on Tuesday. She said the lack of motive gave her concerns that Sussman was still a risk to the community, and so she set bail at a level she believed he could not afford.
“Clearly this individual represents a danger to our community,” said prosecuting Chief Deputy District Attorney Michael Schwartzer.
“We don’t know when he’ll do something like this again.”
Sussman could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted on all charges. The prosecution said it felt conviction was likely, given the surveillance footage evidence of the crime and the suspect’s apprehension.
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