A man accused of stabbing two casino workers and a security guard who approached him at the Red Rock Casino Resort in Las Vegas appeared in court this week in Nevada on the charges.
Shayne Sussman, 25, was denied bail and returned to the Clark County Detention Center while awaiting trial.
He is facing several charges over the August 4 incident, in which police believe he stabbed one Red Rock employee in the face and another in the back. Sussman was shot by a security guard during the incident before surrendering to officers.
He was due in court last week, but it was delayed due to his medical issues as a result of the shooting.
The Incident
It was around 1 a.m. on Saturday, August 4, when 911 calls reporting the incident were made from the Red Rock Casino, located on Charleston Boulevard in Summerlin, west of the Las Vegas Strip. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police report was released this week.
It said they believe Sussman entered the casino to sell drugs in the casino’s toilets. He was reportedly under the influence himself at the time. An off-duty Red Rock security officer was visiting the casino in the hours prior to the incident. He says he saw Sussman acting suspiciously before the suspect offered him cocaine.
Police say a member of Red Rock staff approached Sussman when he tried to enter a closed restaurant area. Two employees were then stabbed, as well as a security guard who attempted to apprehend the suspect.
Sussman was then shot by a second security guard as he tried to escape the casino. The third off-duty security guard says this is when he recognized Sussman as the same man who had tried to sell him drugs earlier in the evening.
The incident caused severe injuries to the two casino employees, and Las Vegas police received dozens of frightened phone calls from guests after hearing gunfire at the casino resort.
The Charges
Sussman is facing eight felony charges over the incident. That is, three counts of attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon, four counts of battery with a deadly weapon, and one count of battery resulting in substantial bodily harm.
In total, he could be in for 25 years in prison, if given the maximum sentence for each charge under Nevada law.
Battery resulting in substantial bodily harm is a category B felony, which could be up to five years in prison. Battery with a deadly weapon is up to 15 years, and use of a deadly weapon is one to five years.
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