By Associated Press - Thursday, October 6, 2016

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Police say they’ve made an arrest in the death of man found fatally shot in his ransacked home over the weekend.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2dvJiae) that 28-year-old James Farr II was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of burglary, grand larceny and murder.

The arrest comes after a roommate of 27-year-old Chad Shelton found him dead Saturday night with a gunshot wound to the chest.

People were interested in these podcasts

Police said all the rooms of his house near McCarran International Airport had been ransacked and things were missing, including at least two guns.

A car was also missing but found several blocks away.

No attorney was immediately listed for Farr in court records. He is being held without bail.

Copyright © 2026 The Washington Times, LLC.

Story Topics

Please read our comment policy before commenting.