Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Hearing rescheduled for man accused in death of girlfriend’s 1-year-old son

Mother of infant to be sentenced in May on child abuse charge

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Clyde Biggs

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Lolita Marshall

A preliminary hearing has been delayed until late April for a Las Vegas man accused in the death last November of his girlfriend's 1-year-old son.

Clyde Biggs, 30, was charged in connection with the Nov. 1, 2010, child abuse death of Larry Boyd.

Biggs faces charges of one count of murder by child abuse, child neglect with substantial bodily harm and three counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell in Las Vegas Justice Court.

Justice of the Peace Joseph Sciscento reset the preliminary hearing to 1:30 p.m. April 27. Biggs, who was to have had his hearing last week, is being held without bail in the Clark County Detention Center.

The boy's mother, Lolita Marshall, 31, was also charged in the case and has entered a plea agreement with the Clark County District Attorney's office. Marshall has taken an Alford plea of guilty to the charge of attempted child abuse and neglect with substantial bodily harm.

Marshall has been released from custody on her own recognizance and must report back to district court for sentencing at 8:30 a.m. May 12 before Clark County District Judge James Bixler.

According to the warrant for Biggs' arrest last November, police found marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine on a nightstand next to Biggs' side of the bed when they searched the residence after the boy's death.

Shortly before 1 p.m. Nov. 1, police responded to the home in the 4000 block of Broadriver Drive in northwest Las Vegas to investigate a call by Marshall that her 1-year-old son was unconscious and unresponsive, police said. The toddler was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The Clark County Coroner’s Office determined the boy died as a result of blunt force trauma.

Metro’s Crimes Against Youth and Family Bureau determined Marshall was away from the home and left the boy and his five siblings in the care of Biggs, police said. Officials said Marshall was aware of previous incidents of child abuse involving her children and Biggs, which led to her being arrested.

Biggs initially told police that Larry Boyd became unresponsive while taking a nap after lunch and that he tried to "shock" him with cold water, according to the warrant for his arrest.

The boy's 10-year-old and 4-year-old siblings, however, told police that Biggs struck Boyd with a belt multiple times before he became unresponsive, according to the warrant for his arrest.

Marshall's 10-year-old son told police he heard Biggs strike his baby brother with a belt at least twice, then he heard his brother's cries being muffled, according to the arrest report.

The 10-year-old son said he wanted to go upstairs, but he had been charged with cleaning the downstairs walls and watching his younger sister. He also told police he had witnessed Biggs striking two of his other siblings in the chest and with a belt on previous occasions, according to the arrest report.

The boy told police he tried to tell his mother about the abuse, but she "drowns everything out and is too busy to pay attention to what is going on," according to the arrest report.

The boy’s five siblings were removed from the home and are in the custody of Clark County Child Protective Services.

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