A Democratic candidate for the Nevada Assembly has been arrested and identified as a suspect in a bank robbery Saturday just outside of the district she is running to represent, according to police and court records.
LaJuana D. Clark, a first-time political candidate vying to unseat Democratic incumbent Selena Torres in Assembly District 3, faces charges of robbery and burglary of a business, the records show. District 3 is located in Clark County, northwest of the Strip.
According to Las Vegas police dispatch logs, the robbery occurred around 12:15 p.m. Saturday at a bank near West Craig Road and North Tenaya Way. Further details regarding the allegations against Clark were not immediately available.
A teller told investigators that a woman walked up to her window and handed her a note, the arrest report said.
“I may or may not have a ghost gun, but I don’t want to hurt you,” read the note, which was printed in the arrest report.
It went on to say that Clark wanted $888, and that she had been “a victim of a crime and just wanted to be safe,” police wrote in the report. The teller handed her $1,000, police said.
“God will Rise” and “Jayden is the truth” also were written in the note, police said.
Police said they found the Jayden phrase on Clark’s Facebook page, and that they had identified that person, but they redacted the identification from the report.
Clark was also in part identified because she had just been in contact with Las Vegas police following an incident at an undisclosed office earlier this month.
After the bank robbery, Clark was apologetic when detectives interviewed her, telling them that she did not “want to hurt anyone,” the report said.
She then wrote an apology note, police said.
Clark filed to run for office on March 21, listing two business entities, of which one is listed with an active license in Nevada as Ms. LaJuana Styles LLC, Nevada Secretary of State records show. She wrote in the filing that her income came from Door Dash and “Professional Services.”
47-year-old Clark remained in police custody Sunday at a downtown Las Vegas jail as she awaits her initial court appearance, which is scheduled for later Sunday, the records show.
She is being held on $25,000 bail.
An attorney for Clark was not listed in the court docket as of late Sunday morning.
Little is known about Clark, who does not appear to have an official campaign website or any social media accounts promoting her bid for the state Assembly.
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