One of three people accused of killing a 27-year-old Nevada man is being considered for the death penalty,theLas Vegas Review-Journalreported.
On Aug. 1, Nye County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call for a deceased male, officials stated.
When he reached the bottom of the canyon, Jaggers was shot multiple times, the complaint stated.
Jaggers' mother told investigators that he was last seen with a neighbor, Heather Pate, 27, of Las Vegas,according to thePahrump Valley Times.
The following day, law enforcement detained Pate, her boyfriend, 36-year-old Kevin Dent, and Pate’s ex-boyfriend, Brad Mehn, 37.
“They met Mehn who led them to an area in the desert where they tortured Jaggers over multiple hours, utilizing numerous different weapons,” Nye County Sheriff’s Captain David Boruchowitzsaid in a video statement. “After they finished torturing Jaggers, they drove him to Cathedral Canyon, approximately 25 miles away, where they threw him off the cliff into the gorge where they subsequently shot at him numerous times, ultimately killing him.”
Mehn led investigators to the murder weapon and deputies collected additional evidence, Boruchowitz said.
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“NCSO detectives discovered the motive for the murder was Pate’s belief that Jaggers had hurt her child,” he said. “As a result, she and her boyfriend Dent lured Jaggers to her residence. When he arrived, they confronted Jaggers and subsequently beat him.”
Jaggers' mother described her son as loving and friendly who played the saxophone, loved anime and the martial arts.
“Roy was killed doing what he did best. Protecting the innocent,” his motherwrote in a GoFundMe post.
It was unclear whether the other suspects had obtained attorneys. A call to Mehn’s attorney was unsuccessful.
source: people.com
