Man arrested in murder of Henderson mom

A 38-year-old antheral was arrested Thursday successful transportation with the decease of his partner, Henderson constabulary said Saturday.

Derrick Allen is being held without bail successful the Henderson Detention Center aft helium was booked connected charges of murder, being a felon successful possession of a weapon and 2 counts of cause possession, according to jailhouse records.

Allen is suspected successful the fatal shooting of Michell Armstrong, 38, who died Wednesday astatine a location connected Brown Street, adjacent downtown Henderson.

Armstrong’s household said the pistillate had been dating Allen for years. Armstrong, a parent of four, was primitively from Kansas.

Allen has an apprehension grounds successful Henderson dating to 1999.

In 2002, helium was recovered blameworthy of artillery and sentenced to probation, according to tribunal records. In 2004, Henderson constabulary arrested Allen connected a complaint of possession of a controlled substance, but the lawsuit was dropped.

District Court records bespeak helium was recovered blameworthy of possession of a abbreviated tube weapon and attempted robbery successful 2005. In 2009, helium was recovered blameworthy of cause possession, battle with a deadly limb and artillery resulting successful important bodily harm.

He was besides charged with possession of meth successful 2008, but the lawsuit was dismissed successful Las Vegas Justice Court.

In 2014, helium was charged with cause trafficking, but the lawsuit was dismissed successful Henderson Justice Court.

“The justness strategy has allowed this unsafe antheral to locomotion astir the streets of Henderson until helium did 1 of the astir deplorable things you tin bash to someone,” Armstrong’s niece, Melissa Odom, wrote successful a connection to the Review-Journal aft Allen was arrested.

His adjacent tribunal quality was not yet disposable Saturday.

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