Prosecutors have brought a murder charge against Brenda Stokes Wilson, 50, who is accused of stabbing a young girl to death in an undeveloped Las Vegas housing tract and continuing on to allegedly slash the face of a co-worker at a Las Vegas Strip resort.
Tony Liker, Wilson’s lawyer, told a judge Wednesday that his client will plead not guilty to all six charges against her in the Dec. 21 death of 10-year-old Jade Morris and the attack on 44-year-old Joyce Rhone at the Bellagio.
According to previous reports, Wilson and Morris were expected to go Christmas shopping together at a Las Vegas-area outlet mall, but Wilson returned hours later without the young girl. The suspect was later apprehended at the Bellagio casino for attacking Rhone while she dealt at a blackjack table.
Prosecutor Robert Daskas says DNA tests found Morris’ blood on Wilson’s clothing and in the car she borrowed to take the girl shopping that day.
Wilson was initially charged with felony battery with a weapon, burglary and mayhem charges, but her most recent charges could result to life in prison without parole or the death penalty.
A judge set an evidence hearing for March 28 and ordered Wilson to be held without bail.
