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Reinhold Neumann fugitive arrested in Las Vegas

By Chellie Cervone - Posted: Sep 3, 2012 at 5:31 am

Reinhold Neumann Fugitive arrested in Las Vegas

Reinhold Neumann aka Joaquin LopezCaraballo

Longtime fugitive Reinhold Neumann, who was going by the name Joaquin LopezCaraballo, when he was arrested in Las Vegas after being on the run for 13 years.

He was first arrested on 8-11 for a DUI and resisting arrest. It appears that he may have provided a different age according to online arrest records. He was released but then the well trained officers with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department (LVMPD) discovered a fingerprint match to Neumann so the Criminal Apprehensive Team (CAT) tracked down the longtime fugitive and he was arrested at the Imperial Palace Las Vegas where he allegedly was working

He is accused of assaulting 2 officers in Nov. 1999 in Oren, UT.

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Reinhold Neumann on the run since 1999

Reinhold Neuman wanted for attempted murder of 2 Utah Police Officers

Officers John McCombs and Garrett Smit had responded to a suspicious vehicle call in November of 1999.

Smit found his partner lying in the driveway bleeding from the head.

In a May 2010 ABC4.com interview, Smit recalling his encounter said,

All of the sudden, out of the corner of my eye, I saw this truck barreling down on me.
I drew my pistol and started firing through the windshield.

More out of luck than skill, I think I grabbed on to the front bumper with my right hand.

Smit suffered extensive injuries including severe back injuries, broken ribs, a punctured lung, a crushed leg, cuts, and bruises.

Reinhold (Christian) Neumann was on the run. He may have undergone plastic surgery to alter his appearance. Utah’s KSL.com has put together a montage of photos the many faces of Reinhold Neumann.

Joaquin LopezCaraballo fugitive arrested in Las Vegas

Joaquin LopezCaraballo also known as Reinhold Neumann

The many faces of Reinhold Neumann (photos; KLS.com)

Four long years passed until Pasadena, CA Police chased and apprehended someone one driving a stolen car.

The driver turned out to be Reinhold Christian Neumann. In an arrogant display of callousness, he had Officer McCombs service revolver in the car on the front seat.

Back to Utah he went to face two counts of attempted homicide of a police officer and unbelievably he was released on bail even though Reinhold had been identified as a violent offender leaving many, including the officers involved, questioning Utah’s apparent revolving door of justice.

Reinhold’s father put up 10% of his $50,000 bail and he promptly absconded.

It was believed for a time that he was hiding out in Santiago, Chile where his father is from.

Reinhold Neumann working at Imperial Palace Casino Las Vegas

It is not known how he ended up in Las Vegas working at the Imperial Palace or what position he held. Gaming positions require a registration with the State Gaming Control Board that includes fingerprinting. This registration is not required for non-gaming positions although nearly all of the Las Vegas Casinos conduct some type of a background check.

He is being held at the Clark County Detention Center while awaiting extradition back to Utah. Perhaps this time, they will not let him out on bond.

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Friend, A.
Your story seems to lack the truth in what happened, and of course your biased opinion based on the wrong facts given.
Both sides to one story paint a different picture perhaps. I am sure you have already based your anger and spite but I will not suffer the accounts to be written so wrongly. Any good journalist would find out the facts from both sides without prejudice and base an assumption accordingly. I see that standard has fallen from grace.
So, let me enlighten you.
A call was made from an Orem home that someone was asleep in their car with the engine running in front of their home. The person who called the police did not know this person.
Officers came to the scene to find a man asleep in his truck. It was presumed he had been drinking and in truth he had and was sleeping off the alcohol. His records showed he had a history of drunk driving. They tried to wake him up… he was startled.
Upon seeing someone breaking into the car he was asleep in he stupidly fought back, the officer maced him in the face. The other police officer on the passenger side of the door was clipped with the side mirrors breaking ribs and puncturing lungs as the maced driver lost control of his vehicle.
He was not on the run for 13 years.
no no… he was already in jail for another DUI offense years after the fact. The police already had his DNA as it is standard protocol.
Let me repeat this.
UTAH HAD HIM ALREADY IN CUSTODY.
And they failed to make the connection that this man they already had was the same one connected to his case. It wasn’t until after he was out for a year did they make a connection.
I will say this once.
We do not condone his actions. We will not give some sob story of a sad childhood or place blame upon others.
The outcome of one’s life is upon their own right. In lay terms. He came from a good home, and he unfortunately chose this life. Do not treat him as a murderer, if you look at his past arrest warrants were DUI related. I am certain that Vegas has more than enough of those.
And to clear up the matter of his facial surgery. His jaw was growing in crooked, and he had two rows of teeth and the surgery had to be done to save his jaw. That surgery was done when he was not in jail and when he was working full time for several years without incidents.
Now you can have an opinion.
“Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.”
- Chellie Cervone
  Thanks for the additional details and they are inline with what was written, as provided by one of the officer’s account.
  Your account ,at times, attempts to portray him as just some guy who just got a little drunk and just got into a little bit of trouble.
  It was much more than a little.
  He was (and is) listed as one of Utah’s most wanted fugitives and the charges include bail jumping.
  http://www.co.utah.ut.us/Dept/Sheriff/Corrections/MostWantedSearch.asp
  He also had the officer’s gun with him years later. Did the gun just seemingly fall into his car while he was drunk,and startled by the officers presence?
  Please bear in mind that just because someone is writing a story about your son, or friend, it does not mean it is done out of spite.
  Yes, we have plenty of drunks in Las Vegas,, although most do not nearly kill a police officer, intentional or not, and keep their gun.
  I do agree that Utah did drop the ball. That is part of the problem with Utah’s seemingly revolving door of justice, however it does not excuse the actions of Neumann.
  - Friend A.
    His actions are not condoned by anyone, including myself in the least. If someone does something wrong they must pay the price for it. And I don’t care if you’re related to me or someone I know. If you did wrong, you must face consequences.
    And yes Utah’s jurisdiction is faulty, they had their suspect, had his DNA for seven years and had him in custody yet it took them that long to catch him? That is taxpayers dollars at work.
    I do not portray him as someone who was at the wrong place at the wrong time. He is a troubled person with severe depression and even more severe history with alcohol. That must be stopped, point blank.
    And your accounts are wrong. I have the police reports. The gun that they found was stolen not from a police officer but from a store. They (the police) added that for effect and the evidence was proven against that. So I am unsure why you claim what you’ve written as truth. Failure in accuracy of what is in your hands or what you speak? That is for the public to decide not me. The fall of society does not rest in the hands of one person you’ve chosen to pin as some scapegoat for your whims in hopes of review for some ‘Best of Las Vegas’ award.
    It’s actions or inactions by the police and failure of them to link cold case to active ones in the form of DNA which makes them look like idiots for them not putting two and two together until after that time when they had the suspect in custody already. And yes even I thought they were stupid for putting bail on such a bad crime. It wasn’t even something the lawyer asked for, it was the JUDGE that put it.
    Most systems are compuerized and in a data basing system that should be combined as suggested by the FBI, not kept apart as they have been. Most states have adopted the system save a handful that have the funding to put them together. Archaic? yes it is, and that needs to stop. Falling through the cracks due to technicalities is unacceptable for any state. It should be a federal mandate, not just a state to state adoption.
    There’s my two cents. keep the change.
    - Chellie Cervone
      Good to see we agree on a few points. Feel free to provide any updates on the case.

Reinhold Neumann fugitive arrested in Las Vegas

Reinhold Neumann Fugitive arrested in Las Vegas

Reinhold Neumann on the run since 1999

Reinhold Neuman wanted for attempted murder of 2 Utah Police Officers

Joaquin LopezCaraballo fugitive arrested in Las Vegas

Joaquin LopezCaraballo also known as Reinhold Neumann

Reinhold Neumann working at Imperial Palace Casino Las Vegas

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Reinhold Neumann on the run since 1999

Reinhold Neuman wanted for attempted murder of 2 Utah Police Officers

Joaquin LopezCaraballo fugitive arrested in Las Vegas

Joaquin LopezCaraballo also known as Reinhold Neumann

Reinhold Neumann working at Imperial Palace Casino Las Vegas

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