Ammar Harris, the self-proclaimed pimp who murdered three strangers on the Las Vegas Strip, was sentenced to death on November 5, 2015.
In February 2013, Harris shot and killed 27-year-old aspiring rapper Kenneth Cherry, Jr., believing him to be a man he had argued with earlier in the evening at the Haze nightclub in the Aria. Tragically, it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity.
Harris’ Range Rover pulled up alongside Cherry’s Maserati in the early hours of the morning driving down the Strip and fired three shots through the driver’s window, killing Cherry and injuring a passenger. The Maserati then careened into a taxi cab, which burst into flames. Cab driver Michael Boldon, and his passenger, Sandra Sutton-Wasmund, a mother of three, both died in the conflagration.
Harris fled Las Vegas the next day and was arrested a week later in Los Angeles by the FBI.
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The jury took less around two hours to decide the fate of Harris’, who was convicted of 11 charges that included three counts of first-degree murder. The jury said it found 10 aggravating circumstances that contributed to the death sentence, and none in mitigation.
Its members were not told that Harris was serving a 16 years-to-life year sentence for the rape and robbery of an 18 year-old Las Vegas woman, a crime he committed in 2010.
The defense had argued throughout the trial that Harris acted in self-defense, despite no gun being found in the Maserati. It also claimed he had had a difficult childhood, characterized by sexual abuse and neglect, and that a controlled prison environment might actually be good for him.
But the prosecution emphasized that Harris had been in prison before, in both South Carolina and Nevada, where he had a history of disciplinary problems. He had also been convicted of bribing a guard to smuggle alcohol and drugs into his cell.i
Harris was stabbed in prison on October 21, 2020, and was in critical condition and placed on life support... He survived.ii
VIDEO: Shooting on the Las Vegas strip | https://youtu.be/7pAl8drU0fY
VIDEO: Ammar Harris Trial Prosecution Opening Statements 10/15/15 | https://youtu.be/SV9_QHd88Uk
VIDEO: I-Team: Ammar Harris, pimp convicted of 2013 fatal shootings, fiery crash on Las Vegas Strip, stabbe | https://youtu.be/n_Lc1Fs87R0
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i Writer, C. and Writer, C. (2015) Ammar Harris, Las Vegas Strip Murderer, Sentenced to Death in Nevada, Casino.org. Available at: https://www.casino.org/news/ammar-harris-death-penalty-for-las-vegas-strip-murders/ (Accessed: 3 March 2023).
ii( 2023) Youtube.com. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_Lc1Fs87R0 (Accessed: 3 March 2023).