A sex worker was strangled and sexually assaulted before being left to die inside a Las Vegas hotel, and police say the suspect confessed that he “snapped.”
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| Jason Kendall, 35, Las Vegas Metro police |
Larissa Garcia died on June 21. That's more than a week after being found inside a Palms Casino Resort hotel room. She worked as an escort in the area using the names “Andrea” and “Dallas.” according to 8NewsNow.
Last week, Jason Kendall, 35, turned himself into police in connection to her murder, sexual assault, and battery, according to the report.
On June 12, Kendall called police saying a woman was overdosing inside the hotel room, according to police records. Hotel security rushed to the room to find Garcia on the floor with her jaw cut.
She was taken to the hospital and doctors determined there was no alcohol or drugs in her system, according to the report. This result led doctors to believe that she was the victim of an assault. Six days after the assault, the hospital stated that Garcia had been strangled and “possibly suffocated.” Garcia died on June 21 after doctors declared her brain dead.
Video surveillance showed Kendall meeting Garcia in the lobby of the casino. An hour later, he was spotted leaving the room. Investigators also found messages between Kendall and the victim. Kendall’s search history also showed him viewing her online advertisement.
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| Larissa Garcia is the mother of two children. pic - Facebook |
Police met with Kendall and he requested an attorney. Officers saw he had injuries to his back and shoulder and last week, Kendall went to Las Vegas Metropolitan police headquarters to turn himself in, the report noted. There, he confessed to paying Garcia $2,000 before strangling and assaulting her.
“Jason said Larissa requested additional payment and he ‘snapped,’” police records state. “He hit her in the face and ‘choked’ her for 10 minutes and ‘then had sex with her.’ After having sex with Larissa, Jason wrote he ‘dragged her away from the door and left.’ After leaving the hotel, he called the police to report an overdose.”
Friends told 8NewsNow that Garcia was a mom of two children and was attending school. Kendall is an Army vet, but it’s unclear when he served and if he was deployed.