Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 | 8:57 a.m.
Bobby Harris, grandfather of Faith Love, the 12-year-old who was killed last year by Justin Caramanica while he was driving drunk, talks to the media after Caramanica's court appearance to have his bail revoked because of new drunk driving charges Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
Justin Caramanica
A Clark County District judge revoked bail Tuesday for Justin Caramanica, a Las Vegas man convicted in the drunk driving death of a 12-year-old girl last year who was arrested again over the weekend on a count of driving under the influence.
Caramanica, 42, was arrested Saturday after police were called to a two-car collision on Silvered Bark Drive, near Sahara Avenue and Town Center Drive in Summerlin.
He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, driving without proof of insurance and driving with a suspended license, Metro Police said.
Caramanica had been out on bail while he awaited sentencing for hitting and killing 12-year-old Faith Love while she was trick-or-treating near Sandstone Bluffs and Wesley Lake Place, near Sahara Avenue and Hualapai Way last October. On Thursday, Clark County District Court Judge Elissa Cadish revoked Caramnica's bail and remanded him to custody to await sentencing.
Caramanica’s attorney William Terry did not oppose the prosecution’s motion to revoke the bail, although he said their were mitigating factors he would address at Caramanica’s sentencing.
“He realizes he violated your honor’s directive,” Terry said.
After the hearing, Bobby Harris, grandfather of Faith Love, said he was glad Caramanica was back in jail but doesn’t understand why he was released in the first place.
Caramanica pleaded guilty to driving under the influence causing death or substantial bodily harm in July and was scheduled to be sentenced on Nov. 5. Court records show he had been ordered to wear an alcohol-monitoring device while free on bail.
Deputy District Attorney Steve Waters said Caramanica is facing mandatory jail time ranging from two to 20 years following his guilty plea.
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