Second teen arrested in case where kids ran over and killed retired cop
Police in Las Vegas have arrested a second teenager who was involved in a hit-and-run accident that killed a retired police officer as he was riding his bike.
In a social media post, LVMPD said, "The second suspect has been arrested in the homicide of Andreas Probst. Both suspects are juveniles & will be booked into CCJH."
The victim was struck by a car that did not stay at the scene, and was pronounced dead when brought to a local hospital. Weeks later, the police learned of social media posts from a teenager that showed the driver purposely plowed into the man.
A retired California police chief appeared to be deliberately mowed down and killed while riding his bike in Las Vegas by a laughing teenage driver (x)
A teenage driver whose pal can be heard saying, 'Yeah, hit his ass,' in a video of the incident that shows Andreas Probst, 64, was killed after he was deliberately struck (x)The driver can be heard asking the passenger if he's "ready," before the passenger replies: "Yeah, hit his a**." Seconds later, Probst is flying through the air, launched from his bicycle and into the middle of the road. A few hours after that, he was pronounced dead at a University Medical Center, a nearby hospital. The Hyundai fled the scene at a high speed, and the driver, a 17-year-old boy, was later caught and arrested, charged with murder as an adult.
His identity has yet to be released by the authorities because of his age, despite the fact that he's being tried for murder. He was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center — but the passenger had not yet been caught. And with the horrific video going viral this past weekend, the police were desperate to catch him. Authorities plan to follow the same procedures as the second person involved was also a minor.
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The video that police found begins with the boys cursing at passing motorists before they see Probst riding along in the biker's lane of North Tenaya Way near West Centennial Parkway on the outskirts of Las Vegas.
Andreas Probst, 64, was killed by a group of cruel teenagers - here he's pictured with his family (Facebook)It was around 6am on August 14. The boys pull up behind the red-clad man in the bike lane, honk the horn of their car, then tap Probst's back tire, which sends him rocketing across the highway. Then, they laugh as they step on the gas, looking out at Probst's lifeless body. The passenger can be heard saying: "Damn, that n* got knocked out!"
The Las Vegas police said in a statement that detectives had used the video to establish intent, which allowed them to charge the 17-year-old arrestee with murder. He had also allegedly been connected to the theft of several other vehicles that same morning. Probst's daughter Taylor said she was alerted to the accident when her dad's Apple Watch indicated that he had fallen. She and her mum Crystal rushed to the scene, which was about three miles from their home, but they instantly knew it was grim — especially as Crystal had prior law enforcement experience, she told local news sources.
Probst was known for his laugh and his love of coffee, family and friends said. He had taken up cycling after moving to Las Vegas in 2009 following his retirement from the police force. He had taken a new job as a security consultant and had started cycling to stay in shape.
Taylor said her dad was "like a ray of sunshine," and Crystal described him as "an amazing man, a husband, a father, a brother." A memorial service was held in his honour earlier this month, commemorating his life and 35 years of service with the Bell Police Department.
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