In a tense Las Vegas courtroom that briefly veered into family drama, a stalking case against Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s family ended with a prison sentence and a public act of forgiveness.
Yesterday, Stanley Weaver III was sentenced to 2 to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty but mentally ill to stalking the governor and members of his family. At the Clark County Regional Justice Center, the governor’s daughter, Morgan Lombardo, told the judge she forgives Weaver and urged that he get treatment and peace. The hearing turned emotional, with Weaver offering a brief apology and family members trading words in the gallery.
Prosecutors said the case involved repeated messages, social media outreach and videos documenting Weaver’s conduct, culminating in an incident where he smashed a window at a home he mistakenly believed belonged to the Lombardo family. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Weaver, 29, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to aggravated stalking, stalking through the use of the internet or electronic communications, and malicious destruction of property. District Judge Eric Johnson accepted the plea and the 2-to-15-year term. Prosecutors told the court that some victims were too afraid to appear in person because of threats tied to the harassment…