Vegas teen, Jesus Ayala, charged with attempted murder months before fatal hit and run

The Las Vegas teen accused of intentionally running over a retired California police chief is now facing new charges of attempted murder connected to a stabbing that happened months before the fatal hit-and-run.

Jesus Ayala, 18, who is awaiting trial for the murder of Andreas Probst, was arrested on Jan. 17 for an “extremely violent” group attack resulting in one person being stabbed multiple times in June.

“Recently it came to our attention that he allegedly was involved in an attempted murder case, a stabbing, so we charged him with crimes resulting in that,” Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson told KSNV.

The stabbing victim suffered multiple lacerations including a large one to the head before he sought treatment at University Medical Center (UMC) on June 27, 2023, according to FOX 5 Vegas, citing a police report.

The patient, who initially told police an ambulance transported him to the hospital, was taken to UMC by his roommate.

They were treated for Acute traumatic pain, multiple stab wounds to the face and back, and hospital records obtained by the outlet read.

On the day of the attack, the victim said an unknown man had approached him and accused him of stealing something before five others appeared and launched their attack, according to KSNV.

The “extremely violent” attack had lasted for approximately a minute, any longer, and a witness said the victim would’ve been killed by the suspects, described as all being under the age of 18.

Police found a bloody knife near the scene, but couldn’t provide a “suitable print match” that connected Ayala as the suspect, the report stated, but multiple witnesses have identified the teen as one of the attackers.

The outlet added that one witness said Ayala was one of the “big homies,” while detectives found video sent on Instagram depicting one of the suspects with an “NC” tattoo on their face, the same one Ayala is sporting in his mugshot.

DNA matching results haven’t been announced.

The teen was identified by the stabbing victim during a photo lineup on Sept. 19, 2023.

“We have accused him of doing some pretty serious things. I mean open murder you can’t get more serious than that and now an attempted murder charge,” Wolfson told News3LV.

Ayala was interviewed by detectives on Jan. 16 and denied having any involvement with the stabbing, but the charge against the teen was officially filed on Jan. 19.

“Mr. Ayala is entitled to his day in court, he is entitled to have a good lawyer, he is entitled to cross examine the witnesses, he is entitled to present devices on his own behalf,” Wolfson said. “But at the end of the day we have a jury system and court jury will decide his guilt or innocence.

Ayala has been charged with Attempted Murder and Battery with the use of a deadly weapon resulting in substantial bodily harm, according to jail records viewed by The Post, along with the slew of charges he already had in Probst’s death.

He is currently jailed without bail for allegedly killing Probst, who was riding his bicycle on the morning of Aug. 14, when the teen and his passenger Jzamir Keys, 16, recorded themselves deliberately driving a stolen car into the cyclist.

Their court trials are scheduled to begin in November, while Ayala’s new case has a preliminary hearing date set for Feb. 28.

“We feel very confident in the strength of our case, we feel very confident that we will get justice for these victims,” Wolfson added. “What I care about is the evidence we present and achieving justice for our victims that is what is important to me.”