Judge Reduces Bail for Former Las Vegas Police Officer Facing Stalking Charges

(AsiaGameHub) –   Former Las Vegas officer Jason De La Garrigue appeared at the Regional Justice Center facing multiple aggravated stalking charges. Judge Nadia Wood lowered his bail to $250,000, down from $1 million, after hearing arguments from De La Garrigue’s attorney, David Roger, the prosecutor, and testimony from individuals who claim they were stalked.

Jason De La Garrigue’s Bail Was Reduced

Roger filed a motion this week requesting that De La Garrigue’s bail be reduced. In the filing, the attorney described what he called a tragic family background that he argued was a significant factor in the case. De La Garrigue was arrested in April and charged with eight felony counts of stalking. According to Metro detectives, he allegedly kept a hit list of five individuals he held responsible for his brother’s suicide.

According to Roger, De La Garrigue was heavily drinking on April 9, which allegedly interacted with his prescription medications. Roger said the combination worsened De La Garrigue’s mental condition and impaired his ability to think and behave rationally.

Judge Wood ordered that, if De La Garrigue can post bail, he must remain under strict electronic monitoring. He is also prohibited from possessing any weapons and will only be allowed to leave his residence for court hearings or meetings with his attorney.

Here Are Some More Details About the Case

According to a police arrest report, De La Garrigue made repeated and increasingly severe death threats against several people living in different states from sometime in 2024 through Friday. The case involves eight alleged victims of aggravated stalking, including De La Garrigue’s five “primary targets,” the report states. The remaining three victims are relatives of some of those primary targets, and investigators said all eight feared for their safety.

De La Garrigue referred to a hit list he had allegedly created as retaliation for what he believed was bullying his late brother experienced during his teenage years in Apple Valley, California. The report says that De La Garrigue had a plan to travel and murder several former high-school acquaintances whom he blames for his brother’s suicide. However, the report contains inconsistent details about the timing of the suicide, but indicates that it occurred at least a decade ago.

One of the alleged victims of the harassment grew up with De La Garrigue in Southern California. He told authorities he was part of a group of five friends whom De La Garrigue has blamed for his brother’s suicide

He also explained to the FBI that De La Garrigue called him more than 60 times that day and allegedly threatened to kill him, his wife, and his parents, according to the report. The man also said De La Garrigue claimed to have several “AR-style” weapons. 

In other crime-related news from Las Vegas, authorities recently dismantled an $8 million illegal betting ring allegedly run by a 57-year-old local resident.