Arrest report shares new details on Salvation Army bus theft that killed one

A North Las Vegas police officer’s declaration in the arrest report of Jalen Felton has provided new details in the theft of a Salvation Army bus that killed a motorcyclist.

We first brought you the initial details of this story last week.

Officer Meza, the NLVPD official, was the driver in a two-man unit sent to 211 Judson Avenue on January 2 around 6:54 p.m. According to the call received, the situation involved a Salvation Army bus stolen by a man (later identified as Felton). At that time, it was reported that another person was still inside of the bus.

Out of “fear of the victim’s safety… and fear of the vehicle getting away from Officers,” Officer Meza turned on their lights and sirens, following the latest information from NLVPD that the vehicle was “currently at the intersection of Lake Mead Blvd and MLK Blvd.”…

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