Arrested at a Golden Knights game? Here’s what to expect

Q: What happens once I'm booked at the CCDC?

The majority of arrestees booked at the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC) can bail out. The bail for most misdemeanors is $1,000, but bail is $3,000 for misdemeanor-level battery domestic violence. (For more standard bail amounts, refer to the Las Vegas Justice Court bail schedule .) Arrestees who do not bail out get a 72-hour hearing (initial appearance) three judicial days after the arrest. This hearing serves as the arraignment. And the arrestee (or his/her lawyer) can use the hearing to request that the court reduce bail or release the arrestee on his/her own recognizance (O.R. release). The court returns bail money after the case completely ends. Arrestees who cannot put up the entire bail amount can hire a bail bondsman, usually for just 15% of the entire bail amount. Then after the case closes weeks or months later, the court returns the bail money to the bail bondsman.

Q: What crimes occur at T-Mobile Arena?

Ten typical criminal offenses that allegedly happen at T-Mobile Arena are: 1) Simple battery (NRS 200.481): Simply pushing or spitting on another patron could result in a misdemeanor simple battery charge. 2) Battery domestic violence (NRS 200.485): If a couple's fight gets physical, the instigator of the fight could face BDV charges. 3) Disorderly conduct / breach of peace (NRS 203.030): This catch-all offense comprises most of the loud, unruly behavior that results from people being drunk in public. 4) Drug possession (NRS 453.336): Sometimes people try to sneak in with a small amount of marijuana or other illegal drugs. 5) Drug possession with intent to sell (NRS 453.337 & NRS 453.338): People who carry drugs and large amounts of cash are often presumed to be drug sellers by the police. 6) Drug selling (NRS 453.321): Often these hand-to-hand drug sales are caught on CCTV cameras. 7) Public urination: Like drug sales, this behavior is often caught by CCTV surveillance video. 8) Trespass (NRS 207.200): Rowdy patrons who are asked to leave T-Mobile Arena - and then refuse to leave - face getting cited for trespass. 9) Indecent exposure (NRS 201.220): Indecent exposure is when a person shows his/her genitalia or anus in public. 10) Open or gross lewdness (NRS 201.210): Groping is prosecuted as open or gross lewdness in Nevada. And couples who have sex in public also face open or gross lewdness charges.

Q: Can security arrest people at T-Mobile Arena?

Private security are not police. Therefore, security instead perform citizen's arrests and detain the arrestees until LVMPD officers can arrive.

Posted on October 19, 2021

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Hockey fans arrested at Golden Knights games at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas eventually get transported to and booked at the Clark County Detention Center. The jail is about eight miles away from the arena. Most arrestees are allowed to bail out and stay out of custody while their criminal case is ongoing.

What happens once I’m booked at the CCDC?

The majority of arrestees booked at the Clark County Detention Center (CCDC) can bail out. The bail for most misdemeanors is $1,000, but bail is $3,000 for misdemeanor-level battery domestic violence. (For more standard bail amounts, refer to the Las Vegas Justice Court bail schedule.)

Arrestees who do not bail out get a 72-hour hearing (“initial appearance”) three judicial days after the arrest. This hearing serves as the arraignment. And the arrestee (or his/her lawyer) can use the hearing to request that the court reduce bail or release the arrestee on his/her own recognizance (O.R. release).

The court returns bail money after the case completely ends. Arrestees who cannot put up the entire bail amount can hire a bail bondsman, usually for just 15% of the entire bail amount. Then after the case closes weeks or months later, the court returns the bail money to the bail bondsman.

What crimes occur at T-Mobile Arena?

Ten typical criminal offenses that allegedly happen at T-Mobile Arena are:

Simple battery (NRS 200.481): Simply pushing or spitting on another patron could result in a misdemeanor “simple” battery charge.
Battery domestic violence (NRS 200.485): If a couple’s fight gets physical, the instigator of the fight could face BDV charges.
Disorderly conduct / breach of peace (NRS 203.030): This catch-all offense comprises most of the loud, unruly behavior that results from people being drunk in public.
Drug possession (NRS 453.336): Sometimes people try to sneak in with a small amount of marijuana or other illegal drugs.
Drug possession with intent to sell (NRS 453.337 & NRS 453.338): People who carry drugs and large amounts of cash are often presumed to be drug sellers by the police.
Drug selling (NRS 453.321): Often these hand-to-hand drug sales are caught on CCTV cameras
Public urination: Like drug sales, this behavior is often caught by CCTV surveillance video.
Trespass (NRS 207.200): Rowdy patrons who are asked to leave T-Mobile Arena – and then refuse to leave – face getting cited for trespass.
Indecent exposure (NRS 201.220): Indecent exposure is when a person shows his/her genitalia or anus in public.
Open or gross lewdness (NRS 201.210): Groping is prosecuted as open or gross lewdness in Nevada. And couples who have sex in public also face open or gross lewdness charges.

Are police at T-Mobile Arena?

There may be Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers stationed at T-Mobile Arena during Golden Knights events. But private security guards largely handle all the crowd management and entry point inspections.

Can security arrest people at T-Mobile Arena?

Private security are not police. Therefore, security instead perform citizen’s arrests and detain the arrestees until LVMPD officers can arrive.

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