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Posted on 03/16/2026 8:40:25 PM PDT by ViLaLuz
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is facing contempt of court charges after it refused to release a violent criminal with 35 arrests.
Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Eric Goodman said that 36-year-old Joshua Sanchez-Lopez should be released and placed on electric monitoring, but police say he's too much of a risk.
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Metro police told the judge on Jan. 29 they would not release Sanchez-Lopez, in defiance of his order.
The letter cited previous incidents where Sanchez-Lopez failed to appear in court and violated the department's program. In one instance, he mocked police after posting a photo of his ankle monitor on Snapchat.
On Feb. 5, Goodman responded and threatened to hold the cops in contempt of court.
Metro argues that the decision to keep Sanchez-Lopez is granted to the sheriff by state law.
The suspect's public defender disagreed.
"Metro's argument is flat wrong," reads a statement from public defender P. David Westbrook.
"It is the job of the elected judge to decide whether someone charged with a crime should be released and under what conditions," he added. "The idea that a Metro employee can overrule a judge's release order and keep someone locked up should worry anyone who believes in the Constitution and the rule of law."
Metro assistant general counsel Mike Dickerson said they're trying to preserve public safety.
"We have to take a look at that and say, ‘Is this somebody who our electronic supervision program can monitor safely in the community?'" Dickerson said.
"There's absolutely competing narratives about public safety occurring in our community. There's different approaches too," he added.
This judge has turned maintaining public safety into a Power Struggle or Whizzing Contest. This is not about the police defying your order just for the heck of it.
Think, Your Honor. Think about why they would do this, all the while placing their jobs in jeopardy. This is not about you! The police need a neutral party to intervene.
I also have a lot of contempt for that court/judge!
Start the recall process on the judge and watch how fast he caves.
Sounds to me like the court is deserving of contempt.
IF the judge finds the sheriff is in contempt, does he ask the sheriif to arrest himself and appear before the court?
Law enforcement needs to be awarded a key to the city. The judge needs to be impeached and removed and placed in jail along with this criminal.
Yes, judge. I do have contempt for your court. Now what are you going to do about it?
What’s with all of these retarded judges? Aren’t they also sworn to protect the public?
Sheriff is right. He has authority when a wrong is presented to him, and releasing the repeater is wrong.
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