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Ruby was sentenced to 35 years to life in the Las Vegas New Year's Eve shooting.
On Thursday, Sept. 24, in Clark County, Jordan Ruby was sentenced to 35 years to life after a guilty plea to first-degree murder for Clarice Yamaguchi and to attempted murder. Jesani Carter is still to be sentenced.
By Crime Talk Network Staff Writer ·
A sentence after a guilty plea is the court's judgment. It is not a new trial. On Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, Jordan Ruby was sentenced in Las Vegas, in Clark County, to 35 years to life, with credit for more than 4.5 years already served. Ruby had pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and attempted murder in connection with a Dec. 31, 2021 New Year's Eve robbery and shooting spree.
The victims named in the reporting are Clarice Yamaguchi, 66, of Waipahu, Hawaii, who was shot during a purse-snatching in the Fashion Show Mall parking garage, and Hyo Sup "Richard" Um, 60, at the Palace Station parking garage. Ruby's plea, as reported, was for Yamaguchi's murder plus attempted murder. Co-defendant Jesani Carter pleaded to counts including the murders of both victims. Those are different pleas.
At sentencing, the state and the defense both spoke on Ruby's behalf, citing growth and remorse, News 3 reported. Credit for more than 4.5 years served is part of Thursday's judgment. It is not a new trial. Jesani Carter is expected to be sentenced Oct. 8. Prosecutors agreed not to seek death for Carter as part of the plea. That agreement is about Carter. It is not a change to Ruby's sentence.
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