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| Warped teenagers who laughed while mowing down and killing retired cop on his bike are locked up for decades |
| 2025-12-18 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A pair of killers who pleaded guilty to running over a retired police chief during a crime spree in Las Vegas are facing decades in prison. Jesus Ayala, 20, and Jzamir Keys, 18, were sentenced on Tuesday in Clark County District Court in Nevada after both pleading guilty to the murder of retired California police chief Andreas Probst, 64. Ayala accepted a plea deal that landed him a sentence of 20 years to life, while Keys received an 18-year-to-life term as part of his plea deal. While the pair were charged as adults after committing the crime as minors, they are prohibited by Nevada law from receiving the death penalty. Graphic video shows a dashboard view from the front seat of a vehicle approaching Probst from behind as he rode near the curb on an otherwise traffic-free road. A final image from the moving car shows the retired top cop on the ground beside the curb. The crash was initially deemed a hit-and-run, but they later added murder charges by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police after the video went viral. Ayala was identified as the driver of the 2016 Hyundai Elantra, and Keys was the passenger who filmed the horrific crime on August 14, 2023. 'At the time they didn't understand the gravity of what they were doing, and they didn't understand what could result even though it seems obvious to everybody,' said David Westbrook, attorney for Ayala, according to News 3 LV. According to investigators, the duo's deadly crime spree began early that tragic morning when the teenagers went on a spree involving the theft of four cars and using them to hit and strike another 72-year-old bicyclist, who survived. 'This was so much more than a joyride,' Judge Bluth said. 'It just kept going and going and escalating with more people getting hurt.' Ayala was arrested in August 2023, allegedly taunting officers as he was taken into custody. He told police that because he was a juvenile, he'd be 'out in 30 days... It's just a hit-and-run - slap on the wrist.' Ayala and Keys were later charged with murder, attempted murder, failing to stop at the scene of a crash, battery, residential burglary, grand larceny of a vehicle, and possession of a stolen vehicle. But the case stalled for months after Ayala was found incompetent to stand trial in October last year. He was moved from prison to a maximum security psychiatric facility in Las Vegas to undergo competency testing. However, a judge found him competent to stand trial. Ayala is facing a separate attempted murder charge for a separate alleged crime, accused of stabbing a man in the face on June 27, 2023. The victim in that case came forward and identified Ayala in a photo lineup after his arrest for the fatal attack on Probst. The deceased man's family has also filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Hyundai. The family claims a defect in the 2016 Hyundai Elantra's anti-theft system enabled Ayala and Keys to steal the car used in the attack. Probst's wife, Crystal, and two children, Michael and Taylor, have also filed a wrongful death suit against the teens. Related: Las Vegas: 2025-12-13 I reported an illegal immigrant to ICE and won free beer - now liberals are sending me death threats Las Vegas: 2025-12-03 Rage-baiting influencer hands out MACHETES and other deadly weapons to homeless people in disturbing stunt Las Vegas: 2025-11-29 Day 4: The Washington attack was carried out by a CIA protégé accustomed to executions |
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