Video After The Jump
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department announced Wednesday that it has arrested a 28-year-old man who set up a livestream stunt which eventually caused the death of a mentally ill individual.
Keonte Jones, a 28-year-old Las Vegas local, was approached on June 20 near Owens Avenue and H street by 55-year-old Larry Coner.
Coner, a man whose family says he was mentally ill and known to panhandle, asked Jones for money. In response, Jones offered the man $6 for performing a backflip which he filmed live on Facebook.
When Coner performed the flip, he landed on his neck and laid dying while a group of bystanders formed, looking on and laughing at his demise.
Jones, as the incident went on streaming live on Facebook, continued laughing and filming Coner for nearly 10 minutes, all the while telling onlookers to not call 911, according to LVMPD.
Medical personnel eventually responded and transported Coner to UMC with a serious spinal injury. He died 10 days later as a result of that injury.
The victim's sister, who wishes to remain anonymous, says that Coner was a father and was loved by his family.
"How can you not have human compassion and compassion for another human being?" She said.
The incident was taken to LVMPD by a family member of Coner, prompting detectives to investigate and review the video filmed by Jones.
On July 14, Hones was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for felony willful disregard for a person’s safety.
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