Prosecutors want to raise bail for LVMPD sergeant facing two criminal charges

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — State prosecutors are seeking higher bail for Kevin Menon, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sergeant facing two separate criminal cases.

In a court filing obtained by Channel 13 on Tuesday, prosecutors asked Judge Nadia Wood to increase Menon’s bail to $250,000 cash only. This comes after Menon he posted his current bond of $100,000 on the weekend.

Menon is currently facing charges in two criminal cases. He was indicted by a Clark County grand jury on charges related to abuse of police power, including oppression, assault on a protected person and bribery by perjury. The sergeant is accused of using illegal arrest tactics as a plainclothes officer on the Las Vegas Strip.

We obtained body camera footage showing a number of these arrests. You can see the same evidence that the grand jury saw in this story.

While facing this criminal case, Menon was arrested for the second time last week on charges of possession of child sexual abuse material.

In their argument for higher bail, prosecutors said Menon’s bail should be higher because of the nature of the crimes he is charged with, plus the likelihood of conviction.

State prosecutors bail for the original case was set at $ 27,000, without knowing the possession of material charges of child sexual abuse.

The motion states that child sexual abuse images were found on two devices seized when police executed a search warrant at Menon’s home. This includes:

• 38 images considered child sexual abuse material (sometimes called CSAM)
• 47 images that could be child sexual abuse material, but the ages of the subjects were difficult to determine
• 107 images characterized as “child erotica”

Prosecutors say these additional charges prove Menon is a danger to himself and others. They also claim it is a flight risk.
They said that since they first broke up, Menon had deleted his work phone. In court last week, Menon’s lawyer, Dominic Gentile, said the phone had been handed over to an IT technician who may have been responsible for deleting evidence from the device.

Prosecutors told the judge they believe Menon is likely to engage in more criminal activity. They said detectives found VPNs (virtual private networks) and scrubbers on his devices, which they say show he is sophisticated enough to continue collecting child sex abuse material.

In addition to $250,000 cash bail, prosecutors are asking for high-level electronic monitoring, surrender of firearms, surrender of passports and no contact with officer witnesses who testified before the grand jury.

A hearing on that motion is set for Wednesday morning.

Menon is on unpaid leave from the LVMPD and his police powers have been suspended, Metro Police previously confirmed.