Thread: NV-Day laborer arrested, accused of murder

Day laborer arrested, accused of murder

KVBC-TV
updated 9:00 a.m. PT, Mon., July. 7, 2008
An arrest has been made in the murder of 61-year-old Otilia Soares.

On July 3, Metro's Criminal Apprehension Team took 32-year-old Yiorkis Pineda-Laurencio into custody without incident. Pineda-Laurencio was interviewed by homicide detectives, and a search warrant was served at his residence.

As a result of the investigation, Pineda-Laurencio was booked at the Clark County Detention Center for one count of Murder with a Deadly Weapon and one count of Robbery with a Deadly Weapon.

An autopsy determined that Soares' cause of death as blunt force trauma resulting in a cervical spine fracture. Pineda-Laurencio was working as a day laborer at Soares' home. According to Metro's arrest report, Pineda-Laurencio was alone with Soares when he hit her over the head with a crowbar and stole her jewelry. Less than a week later, detectives found the jewelry at a couple of local pawnshops.

Pineda-Laurencio is currently in jail, charged with robbery and murder with a deadly weapon. According to police, he's also been previously arrested for burglary and larceny.


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July 2, 2008

Jesse Corona reporting

We're learning more about the 61-year old woman killed Friday at her home in east Las Vegas. Otilia Soares died after police say she was hit several times on the back of the neck with a crowbar.

Police believe the killer came to the victim's home a day laborer. Detectives say 61-year old Soares was killed after her husband left to get supplies from a hardware store. Neighbors say the couple was getting some work done on their home.

"To me he looked more Cuban than Mexican or Hispanic," neighbor Jesus Lamas tells News 3. Lamas says he saw the man doing the work a few days before the murder. "I remember him staring at me, looking at me as I drove into the driveway."

Police believe the man was a day laborer. They say Otilia's husband briefly left the handyman at the house. When he returned, he found his house ransacked and his wife beaten to death in the backyard.

"I knew he used a lot of day laborers because he did a lot of work on his house," said Lamas.

Metro says the day laborer they want to talk to is a Hispanic male, 5'8", last seen wearing a jeans and riding a black bicycle. Detectives say he may go by the nickname "Bork" or "York". If you have any information contact Crime Stoppers at 385-5555.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25570866/



Inmate In-Custody Status
ID Name Age Race Sex
Case Charge Status
Related Case Arrest Date Detainer Cash Bail Surety Bail
Housing Sched Department Sched Action Sched Date Sched Time

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01970794 PINEDA, YIORKIS L 32 Unknown Male
08F13818X ROBBERY WITH A DEADLY WEAPON Active
7/4/2008 N $0.00 $0.00
6M17S OTHER 7/7/2008 7:30 AM

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01970794 PINEDA, YIORKIS L 32 Unknown Male
08F13818X MURDER WITH A DEADLY WEAPON Active
7/4/2008 N $0.00 $0.00
6M17S OTHER 7/7/2008 7:30 AM

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(Is the detainer an ICE hold?)

To me he looked more Cuban than Mexican or Hispanic," neighbor Jesus Lamas tells News 3. Lamas says he saw the man doing the work a few days before the murder. "I remember him staring at me, looking at me as I drove into the driveway."

Yea, sure he looked Cuban! Jesus Lamas wouldn't be a little biased now would he...