LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man caught up in a deadly love triangle now faces life in prison. A Clark County jury found Anthony Newton guilty of all charges Friday, including first-degree murder, robbery with a deadly weapon, and kidnapping with a deadly weapon.
However, prosecutors took the death penalty off the table for Newton.
In 2016, Newton and his brother-in-law, George Malaperdas, brutally murdered Cesar Molina after sleeping with Newton’s wife while he was in prison.
Closing arguments wrap in Anthony Newton murder trial
“This is about a deep-seated hatred,” said prosecutor Bill Flinn. “Anthony Newton held on to hatred for Cesar Molina for more than a year, long after the affair was over.”…