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Las Vegas officer admits to aggravated stalking; sentencing set for January
Jason De La Garrigue, a 40-year-old Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer, pleaded guilty to one felony aggravated-stalking count. Investigators said the case involved repeated threats to multiple people in Nevada and California.
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer accused of threatening multiple people and referring to a “death list” pleaded guilty to felony aggravated stalking in Clark County District Court on Oct. 12.
Jason De La Garrigue, 40, is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 11, 2027. Court records list one aggravated-stalking count in the case; initial records showed eight counts, and a judge set bail at $1 million during an earlier hearing. A $250,000 bail bond was filed Oct. 6, records show.
De La Garrigue was arrested April 11 after investigators said he made repeated threats against people in Nevada and California, including former classmates and their relatives. The investigation began after the Southern Nevada Counter Terrorism Center received information about threatening phone calls involving him on April 10, according to the arrest report.
One person told investigators De La Garrigue called dozens of times in one night, claimed to have a “death list” and said the person was “number two,” the report said. Investigators also alleged he threatened to kill that person and mentioned the person’s mother-in-law’s home as a possible target. Other people reported receiving threatening calls, texts and voicemails, some over a period of two years.
Police said the threats included references to AR-15 rifles and ammunition, and statements suggesting De La Garrigue knew where people lived. During a search of his home, detectives reported finding firearms, loaded magazines, ammunition and documents they said appeared to match threatening messages sent to victims.
After the arrest, LVMPD said De La Garrigue was suspended without pay and stripped of police powers pending further investigation. The department said he had worked for the force since 2000 and was assigned to its airport bureau.