Process Server Linked to Second Murder Case

LAS VEGAS -- A process server who was arrested in the murder and attempted murder of a Las Vegas couple is now facing more charges.

Police say Gregory Hover will be charged with the kidnapping and murder of 21-year-old Prisma Contreras. Her burned body was found in her Jeep in a desert area near U.S. 95 and the Nelson Landing Road south of Boulder City on Jan. 15th. Contreras had been reported missing the day before. She was a waitress at Hooters Hotel and Casino.

Richard Freeman, who police say is an accomplice, is also facing charges.

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Police: Legal Runner Returned to Home, Shot Husband and Wife

A man who worked for a legal runner firm serving civil papers is facing murder, kidnapping and robbery charges after a husband and wife he served papers on were attacked last month in their Las Vegas home.

Gregory L. Hover, 38, was arrested Saturday in connection with the shootings of Roberta and Julio Romero. Julio Romero was shot dead in his home in southwestern Las Vegas in the early morning hours of Jan. 25. His wife, Roberta, was shot in the face, but survived.

A criminal complaint was filed today charging Hover with first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping, each count with a deadly weapon; two counts of robbery with use of a deadly weapon; two counts of burglary, with one burglary count enhanced with use of a deadly weapon; attempted murder with use of a deadly weapon; and one count of coercion with use of a deadly weapon.

According to an arrest report, Hover first made contact with the Romeros when he came to their home, near the intersection of Jones Boulevard and Russell Road, on Jan. 24 in search of a person named Santiago Pozzi. Pozzi, a friend of the Romeros, owed $10,000, Hover said, telling the couple he had legal papers he needed to serve on Pozzi, the report indicated.

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Deceased Victim Subpoenaed To Testify Against Alleged Killer

Imagine losing a loved one to a violent assault. Then imagine getting a subpoena addressed to that dead loved one ordering them to testify against the alleged killer.

It happened in Englewood.

“I couldn’t believe it,” Della Soliz told 7NEWS. “It’s like rubbing salt into the wound.”

Soliz found her battered son, Timothy Sanchez, sitting on her front porch last March. He’d been drinking at a neighbor’s house across the street on the 3500 block of South Bannock.

According to the arrest affidavit, the suspect, Leonard Ross, told his neighbors that he “kicked Tim’s ass,” because Tim was disrespecting his wife and stepdaughter.

Those neighbors said Ross told them that Tim said, “Which one of your women am I taking with me?”

The victim’s sister, Amanda Garcia, said, “Ross should have walked across the street and told us that Tim was getting out of hand.”

“The thing that really gets me,” Soliz said, “is that when the ambulance was here for my son, Leonard Ross and his family were standing outside across the street. We were trying to figure out what happened. They didn’t say a thing.”

It’s not just the subpoena that family members are upset about. They’re also distressed about a plea bargain that may limit the amount of time Ross spends behind bars.

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