A child abuse case that stemmed from the accidental shooting of a 5-year-old boy was dismissed Thursday by a Henderson judge who said the charge “does not fit the facts” in the case...
The case lingered for nearly two years in the justice system while Jacobs made various legal challenges. Last year, the Clark County district attorney’s office was disqualified from prosecuting the case because of a conflict of interest...
In April, Draskovich filed a motion to dismiss the case. He argued prosecutors could not prove Jacobs acted intentionally.
“Mr. Jacobs did nothing to harm the child nor did he know of any abuse or neglect to the child,” Draskovich wrote.
The attorney also argued the child abuse charge did not apply because Jacobs did not have a “caretaker relationship” with the victim, whose mother was in the home at the time of the shooting...
Gibson also noted that Jacobs, whom he described as “kind of an argumentative fellow,” had not exercised the best judgment while the case was pending.
“I understand he was under a lot of stress, and I appreciate that,” the judge said.
Before Siegel took over the case, a chief deputy district attorney accused Jacobs of trying to intimidate prosecutors. Jacobs, who is now out of custody, also was recently arrested at the Henderson courthouse after he was accused of threatening a clerk...
If anyone should be charged with a crime, the judge said, it should be the person who brought Bobby to the home or the person who prepared the room where the shooting occurred...
Jacobs’ girlfriend, Jessica Corso, had prepared the room. Both she and Jacobs have denied that the gun was in the treasure box. Jacobs also has repeatedly expressed his view that the shooting was intentional.
