‘I have no forgiveness’: 3 teens sentenced for killing Las Vegas teen

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Three teenagers were sentenced to prison for their role in a deadly central Las Vegas robbery that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy.

Jovan Bullock died on May 11, 2024, in front of his home near Vegas Drive and MLK Boulevard. Doir Jenkins, 19; Robert Saulsberry, 18; and Messiah Neely, 15, were all sentenced to prison in connection with Bullock’s death.

Bullock died a day before Mother’s Day. At the court sentencing, the victim’s mother told the three teenagers she didn’t forgive them for her son’s death.

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“I have no forgiveness. None,” Jovanca Bullock, Jovan’s mother, said. She was the one who found her son’s body.

Clark County District Court Judge Jacqueline Bluth reflected on youth violence in Clark County as she sentenced the three teens.

“I mean, we just keep coming in here,” Bluth said, before pausing. “Month after month with more dead kids. Kids killing kids.”

8 News Now obtained surveillance video showing Jenkins, Saulsberry, and Neely at the site of the shooting. Jenkins was 18 years old at the time and Saulsberry was 17. Neely was 14 years old.

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The surveillance video showed Bullock standing in front of his home. In the next frame, the three teens walk up to Bullock.

Bullock then walks towards his house with the three teens following him. A few seconds later, the teens are seen running away from the scene.

According to investigators, they killed Bullock to steal a gun, which ended up being a BB gun.

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In court, Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney John Giordani identified Saulsberry as the person who pulled the trigger. Bullock’s mother found his lifeless body minutes later.

“He will never have a prom. He will never have his first child. He won’t even get to drive. Things y’all are going to take for granted,” Jovanca Bullock said.

Both Jenkins and Saulsberry were sentenced to 18 years to life in prison for second-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. Neely was sentenced to 9 to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter with use of a deadly weapon and robbery with use of a deadly weapon.

The three teens apologized for their actions, but Bullock’s mother said she does not forgive them.

“We as Black people have a rough road in this life, do you understand? My life has never been easy. It’s always been hard. Why would you add to it?” Jovanca Bullock said.

Jenkins was already at High Desert State Prison after violating the terms of his probation on a previous conviction when he cut off his ankle monitor, according to court documents.

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