Metro officer and wife accused in fraud scheme to be released without bail

Metro officer and wife accused in fraud scheme to be released without bail Antonio Chavez, a 28‑year‑old suspended Metropolitan Police Department officer, and his wife, Claudia Guzman‑Marquez, 30, were ordered released without monetary bail but placed under monitoring after a Thursday hearing before Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Rebecca Saxe. Chavez and Guzman‑Marquez face charges that include theft of between $25,000 and $100,000, burglary of a business, conspiracy to commit burglary and theft, and perjury. Both remained in jail custody during their hearings. Saxe cited Chavez’s lack of prior criminal history, strong community ties, and the non‑violent nature of the offenses when she denied the prosecution’s request for $100,000 cash bail and home confinement. Instead, she mandated that Chavez be subject to monitoring. Guzman‑Marquez, who is pregnant, was also ordered released with monitoring. Chief Deputy District Attorney Eckley Keach had sought the $100,000 bail, arguing that Chavez “knew better” and “knows what the instrumentality is and helium knows that helium violated the instrumentality willfully