Seventh arrest made in Las Vegas sex spa scam stabbing
LAS VEGAS >> Las Vegas police have arrested a seventh person after the stabbing of a British tourist at a business police say was marketed as a health spa but operated a prostitution scam.
Records show that 33-year-old Kenneth Stimpson was held Friday at the Clark County jail pending a court appearance on conspiracy, racketeering, fraud and other charges.
KLAS-TV 8 NewsNow identifies Stimpson as the business owner at the Red Devil Fitness and Spa west of the Las Vegas Strip
Five women and a man were arrested shortly after 25-year-old Joseph Sherriff was stabbed early last Sunday in a dispute over sex acts that police say were hinted at but not performed.
Prostitution is legal in some rural Nevada counties, but not in Las Vegas and Reno.