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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The former chief of the disbanded Las Vegas Township constable office is due before a local judge on Friday after being accused of misdemeanor domestic battery and coercion.
John Bonaventura's defense attorney, Robert Pool, didn't immediately respond Thursday to messages about an arrest warrant issued Monday for his client's arrest.
Pool is due to ask Justice of the Peace Melanie Andress-Tobiasson to withdraw the warrant on a case that was sealed when it was filed last week.
The Las Vegas constable's office had about 20 deputies serving court papers and carrying out evictions before it was dissolved Dec. 31 by the Clark County Commission.
Under Bonaventura, the office was beset by controversies, including about how money was handled, allegations of improper wiretapping and efforts to produce a reality television show.
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