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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL: NEWS: Two charged in slaying of burglary
accomplice
Address:http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2002/Apr-04-Thu-
2002/news/18449360.html
Thursday, April 04, 2002
Two charged in slaying of burglary accomplice By RYAN OLIVER
REVIEW-JOURNAL

Two people have been charged with second-degree murder after their
accomplice was fatally shot by the occupant of an apartment the trio
had
broken into, Las Vegas police said.

Homicide Lt. Tom Monahan said the apartment resident who shot
21-year-old Morgan Crockett on March 21 will not be charged in
connection with Crockett’s death because he was acting in self-
defense.

Ashley Almquist, 21, and Kellee Salsbury, 18, surrendered to police
Wednesday and were booked into the Clark County Detention Center after
arrest warrants were issued. In addition to the murder count, the two
are charged with burglary with intent to commit a felony.
Salsbury was involved in a dispute with the occupant of the Polo Club
apartment, 4201 S. Decatur Blvd., near Flamingo Road, and arrived at
his
front door accompanied by Crockett and Almquist to “settle the
matter,”
Monahan said.

When the resident refused to open the door, Crockett and Almquist
scaled
a tree to gain access to a balcony and forced their way inside, he
said.

The resident confronted them with a handgun, a struggle ensued and
both
Crockett and
Almquist were shot, Monahan said. Crockett, a professional
snowboarding
instructor, was killed and Almquist suffered a nonfatal bullet wound
to
the shoulder.

The decision to charge Salsbury and Almquist in connection with their
friend’s death came after an extensive review of the law, he said.

“When any of the participants in a crime are killed, the remainder of
the suspects are eligible for murder charges,” Monahan said. “I can’t
recall in the past where I would have used the law. But ultimately, it
was endorsed by the DA’s office, and an independent judge reviewed the
evidence and agreed there was just cause.”

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