While her father gambled the night away, a 7-year-old girl was raped and killed in a Nevada casino restroom. An 18-year-old high school student who allegedly befriended her was arrested.
Jeremy Strohmeyer was arrested for investigation of the slaying of Sherrice Iverson, whose body was found before dawn Sunday at the Primadonna Resort - one of three hotel-casinos in Primm, 43 miles southwest of Las Vegas.Strohmeyer was arrested at his home in Long Beach late Wednesday, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sgt. Bill Keeton said. He was held without bail pending extradition proceedings.
Sherrice had arrived in the area Sunday night with her father, Leroy Iverson, 57, of Los Angeles, and 14-year-old brother.
Security guards had warned Sherrice's family three times that night not to leave her alone in an arcade while they were gambling, a source connected with the casino said.