LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A man who committed a string of shootings in 2018 is now sentenced up to life in prison, District Court records show.
On January 29, 2018, The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said a male suspect started a shooting spree at a Logandale convenience store. This happened in the 3600 block of N. Moapa Valley Boulevard around 12:30 a.m. According to documents provided by police, a man had been shot in the upper right arm. He was able to provide a description of the suspect and the vehicle.
It was later revealed that Joshua Castellon, who was 26 years old at the time, was the suspect.
At 3:06 a.m., Las Vegas police said a man, “apparently homeless,” was reported shot at Rancho Drive and West Washington Avenue. The man was later identified as Brian Clegg, and he was pronounced dead by medical personnel. At 7:13 a.m., another homeless man was found with a bullet lodged in his neck.
Police were able to determine that the bullets were all fired from the same firearm on February 1, 2018.
At 10:03 a.m. the next day, police received reports that a man was shot near 14th Street and the US 95. The victim was identified as James Lewis, and he was pronounced dead by medical personnel at the scene.
On Feb 6. that year, investigators released surveillance video of Castellon’s car to the public and asked for help for more information. Castellon was arrested days later for two counts each of murder with the use of a deadly weapon and attempted murder with the use of a deadly weapon.
According to District Court records, he pleaded guilty on January 3, 2024 to all counts. Judge Michelle Leavitt sentenced him Feb. 21 to life with the possibility of parole after 20 years.
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