Vegas police suspect casino worker killed girl

Brenda Stokes Wilson appears at a hearing in the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Friday, Dec. 28, 2012. A body has been found that is believed to be that of 10-year-old Jade Morris, who was last seen with Wilson. / AP Photo/Las Vegas Sun, Leila Navidi

LAS VEGAS Police suspect that a casino worker killed a 10-year-girl before going to a Las Vegas resort and allegedly slashing the face of a co-worker with razor blades.

The search for Jade Morris ended Friday afternoon when officials confirmed that it was her body that was found a day earlier in an undeveloped housing tract.

The Clark County coroner's office said she died of multiple stab wounds,

An undated photo of Jade Morris.

/ AP/Las Vegas Police Department.

Jade was last seen Dec. 21 with family friend Brenda Stokes Wilson, who picked her up to go Christmas shopping.

Wilson, 50, returned the car she had borrowed for the outing to a friend two hours later. Jade never came back. Investigators later found blood on the driver's door and steering wheel of the 2007 Saab sedan.

Later that night, Wilson was wrestled to the ground with razors in each hand after allegedly slashing the face of a female co-worker at the Bellagio casino.

A judge raised her bail to $60,000 from $600,000 Friday morning after she was identified as the prime suspect in the child's killing.

"It's no secret the defendant is the suspect in the murder of 10-year-old Jade Morris," prosecutor Robert Daskas told Senior Clark County District Court Judge Joseph Bonaventure at the hearing.

Later Friday, Las Vegas police homicide Capt. Chris Jones said investigators were still moving forward.

"As soon as we get all the evidence in that we need, we'll book her on the murder charges," he said.

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[taxed01]

OK taxpayers - time to start worrying about all her rights and needs and to start spending a lot of money on her. Forget the dead kid, forget the cut up worker - only she matters in our so-called justice system.

[Layla_22]

JellyFishObama, she killed one. Grant it, every life is valuable, but Mr Lanza killed 26, including innocent children and adults. I know without a doubt he is a Romney supporter, so the evilness and hate speaks for itself. May God have mercy on your soul, Mitt Romney and theevil, greedy NRA that you worship. She will pay for her deed, but you will also pay for yours. How's that stockpile of WMDs that you own and worship?

[TonyR1997]

There are meds to help your condition.

[kaurbaqh]

Are you kidding me! Since when do we start blaming others for the horrible acts done by one person. if we are to blame anyone why not blame the government for their lack of leadership & their indignation of all us.

[ammo17]

we are going to get our democratic politicians to go after the NATIONAL RAZOR BLADE ASSOCIATION.

[Riverjump]

now this comment section sucks. just sayin.

[Riverjump]

Makes me want to visit Vegas. Black on black and nuts to boot.

[jennirobbins]

Or stay right there in your local redneck swamp where you are now. White on white, and that's usually just the brother on sister action.

[Riverjump]

uh

[east_coast1]

Just goes to show that people intent on hurting others won't be stopped just because they don't have a gun.

[chingiss7]

Can't we just send her off to an island with a bunch of racists and have them settle their differences? She shall be judged by our Creator.

[magnumdr]

This woman? should be sent to the chair as soon as her trial is over.