LAS VEGAS — The Latest on the arrest of a former casino dealer accused of a deadly shooting at a company picnic (all times local):<\/p>\n
12:50 p.m.<\/p>\n
A former Las Vegas Strip casino dealer accused of a deadly shooting at a company picnic was captured in Texas after a sheriff’s deputy ran a routine registration check on a car.<\/p>\n
The Oldham County sheriff’s office said in a statement Thursday that the car with a Utah license plate was parked at a highway rest stop not far from the New Mexico border.<\/p>\n
The registration check revealed the plate had been stolen. The deputy learned the car was linked to Anthony J. Wrobel, who was found asleep in the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas police say Wrobel initially grabbed a 9mm handgun but then surrendered. They say he also had two high-capacity magazines.<\/p>\n
Wrobel was awaiting extradition to Nevada to face charges in Sunday’s shooting that killed a casino executive and critically wounded another worker.<\/p>\n
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12:05 p.m.<\/p>\n
Authorities say a former Las Vegas Strip casino dealer who was on the run for days after a deadly shooting at a company picnic parked a car at the city airport and used it to escape.<\/p>\n
Police Capt. Robert Plummer says Anthony J. Wrobel left the car in a parking garage three days before Sunday’s shooting, which killed a Venetian executive and critically wounded another worker.<\/p>\n
He told reporters Thursday that Wrobel stopped in Utah and stole a license plate off a vehicle. Police say he was captured by Texas sheriff’s deputies who were checking license plates at a rest area.<\/p>\n
Deputies discovered the stolen plate and found Wrobel sleeping. Plummer says Wrobel reached for a gun but dropped it when deputies confronted him.<\/p>\n
He’s being held in Texas until he can be extradited to face accusations of murder and attempted murder.<\/p>\n
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9:50 a.m.<\/p>\n
Authorities say a former casino dealer identified as the suspect in a deadly company picnic shooting on Sunday has been arrested in a small town in the Texas Panhandle.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas police said on Twitter Thursday that Anthony J. Wrobel was taken into custody “by Texas law enforcement” near Vega (VAY’-guh), Texas.<\/p>\n
That’s a town off Interstate 40 in the Texas Panhandle between New Mexico and Amarillo.<\/p>\n
In Texas, Oldham County sheriff’s dispatcher Billie Jo Miesner confirmed that Wrobel is being held by sheriff’s officials.<\/p>\n
Officer Larry Hadfield, a Las Vegas police spokesman, said additional information would be provided later.<\/p>\n
Wrobel is accused of killing Venetian executive Mia Banks and badly wounding co-worker Hector Rodriguez at close range while they sat at a table at a Las Vegas park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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