LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Video shows a man stabbing several people on the Las Vegas Strip, leaving two dead and several injured and leading a grand jury to indict him on charges including committing an act of terrorism.
On Oct. 6, 2022, Yoni Barrios, 34, asked a group of showgirls to take a photo with a foot-long kitchen knife he was trying to sell before allegedly stabbing them, police said after his arrest. Barrios then entered competency court where a judge ordered him to treatment.
In December, a Clark County grand jury indicted Barrios on charges, including terrorism and murder, the 8 News Now Investigators first reported.
FILE – Yoni Barrios appears in court at the Regional Justice Center, on Oct. 11, 2022, in Las Vegas. A judge has approved a competency evaluation for Barrios who is accused of killing two people and wounding six in a stabbing rampage on the Las Vegas Strip. Barrios’ defense attorney said Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, that Barrios’ case now moves to state court for hearings about whether he understands the criminal charges against him. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
Brent Hallett, 47; and Maris DiGiovanni, 30, both of Las Vegas, died in the attack. Six others were injured. During the grand jury return hearing, Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney John Giordani said Barrios stabbed his victims “indiscriminately.”
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Video shows Barrios lunging at a group of showgirls, including DiGiovanni, outside the Wynn Las Vegas, prosecutors said.
Barrios told the group of showgirls he was a chef, police said. One of the showgirls told the police that Barrios asked to take a picture with the group with his knife. He thought the women were laughing at him and making fun of his clothing.
Evidence shown to a grand jury includes some of the showgirl costumes left behind in the chaos. (KLAS)
A surveillance camera then recorded him running down Las Vegas Boulevard toward Sands Avenue where he then stabbed Hallett.
Barrios told police he was trying to sell his knives so he could go back home, documents said. According to the arrest report, Barrios went to the Wynn casino to ask about job opportunities as a janitor. He told police he even asked the janitor to contact U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, so he could return to Guatemala.
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The indictment means Barrios’ case will automatically move to district court. He was due to appear in court for his arraignment on the grand jury charges on Jan. 9. During that court hearing, prosecutors could reveal if Barrios would face the death penalty could a jury convict him.
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