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Vegas teens charged in retired cop’s hit-and-run death allegedly attempted another murder in wild crime spree

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Vegas teens charged in retired cop's hit-and-run death allegedly attempted second murder in wild crime spree: report
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Two Las Vegas teenagers accused of mowing down a retired police chief in a fatal hit-and-run last month allegedly also tried to kill another person and crashed multiple stolen vehicles in the same two-hour crime spree.

The alleged driver, Jesus Ayala, 18, and his passenger, Jzamir Keys, 16, both faced court on Thursday on a slew of charges, including murder, tied to the Aug. 14 rampage through Sin City that left 64-year-old Andreas “Andy” Probst dead.

The teens allegedly kicked off their spree just before dawn when they struck a 72-year-old cyclist with a stolen Hyundai sedan before fleeing and crashing the vehicle, 8NewsNow reported, citing law enforcement sources.

Jesus Ayala, who just turned 18, was arrested hours after Probst was killed and told the police while in custody that he wouldn’t be locked up for long.
Ayala and Jzamir Keys (pictured) made their first appearances Thursday in Las Vegas Justice Court, where they face charges as adults.

It wasn’t immediately clear how injured the elderly cyclist was in the initial hit-and-run.

Just 30 minutes later, the two teens were allegedly the ones who filmed themselves mowing down Probst — a retired police chief in California — as he rode his bicycle in a designated bike lane.

Horrifying video shot from the front passenger seat shows the stolen vehicle approaching Probst from behind and suddenly ramming him, sending him hurtling onto the hood and into the windshield.

The laughing teens then allegedly dumped the car, which was covered in blood, about 10 minutes away, the sources said — before stealing two more vehicles that they then crashed into each other near a shopping mall.

A disturbing video showed that Andreas “Andy” Probst was killed when the teens ran him over while he was riding his bike. Eva Vlaardingerbroek/Facebook
The video allegedly recorded by Keys in August captured the moment the stolen car plowed into the back of Probst while the two teens laughed, saying, “Hit his ass.” garbagehuman4.0, /Instagram

Ayala, the driver, was nabbed just hours later — and bragged to cops while in custody that he wouldn’t be locked up for long, KLAS reported.

“You think this juvenile [expletive] is gonna do some [expletive]? I’ll be out in 30 days, I’ll bet you,” Ayala told the cops, according to KLAS.

“It’s just ah, [expletive] ah, hit-and-run — slap on the wrist.”

Ayala was hit with 18 charges, including murder, attempted murder and grand larceny.

Under Nevada law, if they are convicted in adult court of murder committed before they were 18, the most severe sentence they can receive is 20 years to life in state prison. garbagehuman4.0, /Instagram
The 16-year-old was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder and other charges after the video of the bicycle crash circulated widely on the internet. garbagehuman4.0, /Instagram

His passenger, Keys, was arrested Tuesday.

Both teens are being charged as adults, according to authorities.

During their brief initial court appearance, neither teen spoke and they were not asked to enter a plea.

“Justice will be served in this case,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson vowed.