Two Las Vegas teenagers accused of fatally running over a retired police chief laughed at each other, smiled and apparently criticized their victim’s family during a court hearing earlier this week.
Jesús Ayala, 18, and Jzamir Keys, 16, returned to court Tuesday more than two months after they allegedly recorded themselves intentionally crashing into Andreas Probst, a 64-year-old retired police chief, who was out for a walk. by bike in the morning. .
The teens’ antics began when they sat for the hearing in Clark County Court, covering the right side of their faces to hide from cameras before they appeared to cover their mouths to stifle laughter.
The teens, who were minors when Probst was killed, were charged with murder and are being tried as adults.
Probst’s family criticized the teens’ heinous actions, saying they “really had no remorse.”
“How can you sit there after taking a man’s life and act like such an entitled p—k?” Taylor Probst, Andreas’ 27-year-old daughter, told reporters outside the courthouse. “They really didn’t have any remorse, because to them this is just a game.”
Ayala’s public defender, David Westbrook, also appeared to laugh alongside the teen in the courtroom Tuesday, KTNV video shows.
Probst’s family criticized the teens’ heinous actions, saying they “really had no remorse.” KTNV/YouTube Ayala and Keys, with their hands cuffed to a “belly chain,” turned to the gallery and smiled at the Probst family as they left the courtroom.8 News Now/YouTube
Westbrook expressed frustration with the release of the body camera footage, saying he should be able to view it for the media, which obtained the video through a public records request.
The public defender also said he is concerned about finding fair juries for the case because of the viral media attention, which angered Probst’s widow.
“It was his people who put it in the media first, his clients are the ones who put it on social media,” Crystal Probst said, referring to the drive-by view of August’s gruesome murder.
“They were just trying to pick on us and intimidate us, which didn’t work,” Taylor Probst added.
Ayala’s public defender, David Westbrook, also appeared to laugh alongside the teen in the courtroom Tuesday. KTNV/YouTube Andreas Probst, a 64-year-old retired police chief, was out for a bike ride the morning Ayala and Keys killed him. below.Eva Vlaardingerbroek/Facebook
Ayala and Keys, with their hands cuffed to a “belly chain,” turned toward the gallery and smiled at the Probst family as they left the courtroom.
Crystal Probst, carrying her late husband’s damaged Apple Watch, was unfazed by the deadly duo’s intimidation tactics.
“It just makes him look bad,” she told the Las Vegas Review-Journal, saying Ayala gave her the middle finger.
During his initial arrest on August 14, Ayala told police he would be out of jail in a month.
Jesús Ayala was accused of being the driver of the car when Probst was killed. Clark County District Attorney Although he was the passenger, Jzamir Keys is still charged with Probst’s murder. Clark County District Attorney While Ayala was driving, Keys allegedly recorded the moment Probst was killed. hit by the car on August 14.Crystal Probst/Facebook
“Do you think this juvenile [expletive] is going to do something [expletive]? “I bet you I’ll be out in 30 days,” Ayala told officers after being arrested in September.
In body camera footage released Monday, the 18-year-old asked the officer if the crash was “really that bad.”
“Is it really that serious, like, really, that I supposedly crashed a car?” Ayala asked the officer transporting him after his arrest.
Probst’s widow, Crystal, said she was unfazed by the boys’ intimidation tactics during Tuesday’s court hearing. KTNV/YouTube
“Do you think I’m going to be on the news?” Ayala later asked the officer.
“It won’t be any good, it won’t make your mom proud,” the officer responded.
Ayala’s mother has made headlines, saying she didn’t understand why her son did what he did.
Crystal Probst wore her late husband’s damaged Apple Watch. KTNV/YouTube
“I don’t know why he did this,” Ayala said. “I don’t know if God can forgive this.”
Taylor Probst blames Ayala and Keys’ families as the main people who failed the teens.
“A lot of different people failed, but I think ultimately it was the parents in every way. “They are the ones who failed.”
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