Man posted videos on Instagram, documents say
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man is accused of threatening Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo’s family — and breaking a window of a home where he believed the governor lived — all because he suspects the state leader committed murder, according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained.
Stanley Weaver III, 28, of Las Vegas, refused to appear for his initial court hearing Tuesday on charges of aggravated stalking, stalking, destroying property and trespass.
Around 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, Las Vegas Metro police were called to a home in the west valley about a man banging on a door “yelling that Governor Joe Lombardo had killed someone,” according to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained. While investigating the incident, a neighbor told police a person broke a window at his home.
Later that evening, a member of the governor’s family told police she saw a video on Instagram where a man, later identified as Weaver, threw a rock at a home and said, “I hate to do this but I’m coming for you.” The home involved was a neighboring residence to the governor’s family member, documents said. Weaver also allegedly attempted to contact about 100 of her friends on social media.
According to documents the 8 News Now Investigators obtained, it appears Weaver believed the governor lived in the home with his family.
The governor’s family member also told police she suspected Weaver attempted to call her on Instagram in the days before, documents said.
Thirty-seven other Instagram posts about the governor included a picture of an unknown person with Weaver allegedly saying the person works for the governor and “moved him into the dead man’s condo,” documents said.
Another video posted on Instagram shows a man outside the home saying, “Governor Joe Lombardo killed someone and this is his house.”
Members of the governor’s security detail were aware of Weaver’s “claims that [the governor] had killed someone] and his subsequent Instagram posts, documents said. Nevada State Police “were planning on speaking to Weaver about the postings when they were made aware” of the March 3 incidents, documents said.
Police arrested Weaver on Sunday when he told detectives he broke a window at the governor’s home, documents said. While in custody, officers noted Weaver was placed on a mental health hold in January for attempting to set an apartment fire, documents said.
Members of Weaver’s family told police “they are fearful that Weaver may harm or kill a member of [the governor’s] family and that they took steps to hide all the knives in the apartment so that Weaver could not access them,” documents said.
Weaver was due in court on March 7. A booking photo was not immediately available.
A representative for the governor did not immediately return a request for comment.
