Nye County D.A. Arrested in Pahrump
Earlier this month, the Nye County District Attorney was arrested in Pahrump and booked on over 40 counts of embezzlement. Since he clearly can't prosecute himself, the County Sheriff is researching how to proceed with the case. Back in 2008, this D.A. was also charged with DUI after crashing two cars in a six-hour time period, but he accepted a deal where he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless driving in Nevada, which carries only eight demerit points and not license suspension like DUI does.
As an incentive to drive safely, the Nevada DMV has instituted the Nevada Demerit Point system, which adds demerit points to your license for every traffic violation in Nevada. For example, every ten miles per an hour you exceed the speed limit, one demerit point will be added to your license. And hit & runs mandate six demerit points. If you accumulate twelve or more demerit points within a twelve-month period, your license will be suspended for six months.
The Nevada Demerit Point System does not impose demerit points for most non-moving and parking violations. Any points you accumulate will be automatically deducted one year after they were added. The Nevada Demerit Point system allows you to remove three points by taking a DMV-approved Drivers Safety Course (as long as it's not part of a plea deal with the court).
To read more about the Nye County D.A., click here: http://www.lvrj.com/news/nye-county-case-complicated-93914309.html
