As a result of his involvement in the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s child, a man from Las Vegas intends to serve at least twenty years in the state prison system of Nevada.
According to the verdict handed down on Tuesday, Terrell Rhodes, age 31, was given a term of life in prison with the chance of release after 22 years for the murder of Amari Nicholson.
Taking everything into consideration, the judge of the Clark County District Court, Jacqueline Bluth, handed down a sentence of twenty years to life in prison for the defendant on one count of murder in the first degree for the cruel killing of the kid. Rhodes was also given a sentence of between 28 and 72 months in prison for one count of assault on a protected person. This charge was brought against him because he assaulted a law enforcement officer while he was being questioned. Those sentences were ordered to be served consecutively, or one after the other, by the court, which dealt a blow to the defense.
In spite of this, the condemned man had the impression that he had not been handled properly by some aspects of the criminal justice system in the state of Nevada.
A courtroom report from the CBS affiliate in Las Vegas, which is situated in Las Vegas, states that he stated, “I just feel like it’s not fair,” during the sentencing process.
It was claimed that the judge showed some measured pity toward Rhodes, understanding that he had grown up in difficult circumstances. However, the judge also reminded the murderer that killing Amari was not considered to be fair.
The statement that Bluth made to Rhodes was as follows: “There is nothing that that child could have done that would have ever deserved what you did to him.”
On May 5, 2021, it was announced that the victim had gone missing. Rhodes made several appearances on local television news shows in the days that followed, begging with whoever was guilty for the child’s disappearance to bring it back.
Falsely claiming, “If anyone has him, bring him back,” the defendant acted this way.
It was on May 11 when Rhodes admitted to having killed Amari.
At the time, the mother of the infant, Tayler Nicholson, expressed her grief by saying, “He killed my baby.” He just admitted his guilt. Today, I am working with the Metro Police.
Later on, the man who has now been found guilty would claim that he killed the youngster by beating him to death after the boy urinated on himself. An accident involving the toddler infuriated the adult. The man then pounded the youngster three or four times with a closed fist until the boy “turned blue and purple in the face and stopped breathing,” as stated in the arrest report that was submitted in connection with the case.
According to the report that was submitted by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, “Terrell laid Amari on the floor and attempted [CPR] but was unable to revive Amari during the course of the incident.” “Terrell removed Amari’s lifeless body from the apartment and disposed of Amari at a different location,” the statement reads.
Rhodes was first charged with two counts of attempted murder, as well as four counts each of assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon and resisting a police officer with the use of a handgun over the custodial contretemps. These charges were in addition to the murder and assault accusations that he was already facing.
According to the security tape, Rhodes looks to be crying. He is seen pulling his shirt over his face and uttering phrases such as “let me go” and “I can’t go back.” After that, he gently stands up from a chair, hunches his body over the table, and places both hands down. He then uses his left hand, which is not restrained, to rapidly reach over the table and seize a revolver from the waist holster of an officer.
When Rhodes is seen in the footage, officers quickly pounce on him. In the course of the conflict, one of them cries out “gun!” on multiple occasions. One of the officers can be seen delivering a series of fast jabs that look to connect with Rhodes’ face. A total of no one sustained any injuries as a result of the incident.
A plea bargain was accepted by Rhodes in April of 2024.
According to KLAS, there were victim impact statements delivered by Amari’s mother and other members of the family at the sentencing session she attended.
Nicholson stated, “It does not disappear or become easier by any means.”
In addition, Carrie Howard, the deceased boy’s grandmother, made a statement.
The statement that lady made was, “I get to stop in a cemetery and talk to the headstone of my grandson.” “I am at a loss for words to adequately express the void and the pain that I feel as a result of the violent manner in which my grandson was taken from me.”
