Jason De La Garrigue, a former Metropolitan Police Department officer who worked at Harry Reid International Airport, pleaded guilty to aggravated stalking in court on Monday. Police said he made repeated, escalating death threats between 2024 and this spring, including calls on or about April 10, and created a list of people he blamed for his brother’s suicide.
His attorney, David Roger, said De La Garrigue believed harassment by certain individuals led to his brother Eric’s death. Eric was sexually abused by a school administrator and was openly gay, which made him a target of neighborhood boys, according to Roger. On April 9, De La Garrigue was drinking and began calling the men he blamed, as well as their relatives, sending volatile messages and photographs of his long gun.
Some recipients contacted the FBI National Threat Operations Center due to the threats. Roger said De La Garrigue never left his house or acted on the threats and sent apologies afterward. One victim, Eric Taylor, said he did not harass De La Garrigue’s brother and was not involved in any fistfights, describing the calls as horrible and occurring at 1, 2, or 3 a.m. with a disguised voice and threats to his life.
De La Garrigue told the judge he had been treated for mental illness or addiction but said it did not affect his ability to understand the plea. Since his arrest in April, he has undergone treatment for mental health and alcohol issues. Roger said prosecutors would not oppose probation. De La Garrigue retired from Metro because of the case, his attorney said.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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