Man accused of writing to-do list for roommate’s murder appears in court

A antheral who constabulary accidental created a to-do database earlier sidesplitting his roommate appeared successful tribunal Wednesday morning.

Christopher Berrios, 55, was extradited from California and booked into the Clark County Detention Center connected Sunday, jailhouse records show. Berrios wore achromatic hand-restraint gloves arsenic aggregate officers escorted him into the courtroom.

Berrios’ attorney, Conor Slife, requested a aboriginal proceeding connected Berrios’ bail. Las Vegas Justice of the Peace Harmony Letizia acceptable a preliminary proceeding successful the lawsuit for Dec. 7.

The assemblage of Berrios’ roommate, 46-year-old Bernard Robledo, was recovered Sept. 4 successful a recycling bin down his location connected the 1500 artifact of Arville Street, the Metropolitan Police Department has said. Berrios was aboriginal arrested successful Hayward, California.

Robledo’s household told constabulary they hadn’t heard from him since Sept. 2, and erstwhile they went to his location to investigate, the household reported uncovering his remains successful a recycling bin. He was wrapped successful spray foam insulator, according to Berrios’ apprehension report.

The Clark County coroner’s bureau ruled that Robledo died from a gunshot coiled to the head.

Documents with Robledo and Berrios’ names were recovered wrong the home, on with a notebook titled “Henchmen, The Christopher Berrios Story,” constabulary wrote successful the apprehension report.

Police recovered this enactment connected the past page: “Back of the caput — Immediately resistance him to garage. Strip phone, keys, money, destruct phone,” the study said. There was besides a enactment to “get escaped of truck,” “wipe immoderate prints,” and “get escaped of body.”

Investigators said they judge Robledo was killed successful the home’s eating room, wherever humor was recovered connected chairs, tables, walls and the floor. A weapon cleaning kit was found, but constabulary said determination was nary weapon successful the home. A hacksaw and 2 saw blades with humor connected them were besides successful the eating room, the study said.

Berrios remained successful the detention halfway connected Wednesday without bail, jailhouse records show.

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