A 26-year-old Las Vegas man is in custody in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a skateboarder last month in the northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Elijah Malone was arrested Thursday and being held at the Clark County Detention Center on a felony count of duty to stop at the scene of an accident, according to a Metropolitan Police Department release and Las Vegas Justice Court records.
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Ivan Aguilera, 28, was found dead June 5 on the roadside of North Oso Blanca Road, just north of West Montecito Pointe Drive. Police said at the time a Ram pickup struck Aguilera while he was riding a skateboard.
Malone is scheduled to appear in court Friday at the Regional Justice Center.
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