A Las Vegas detective agrees to a plea deal after pointing a gun at a driver

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – A detective with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has agreed to plead guilty to pointing a gun at a driver after an apparent road disturbance.

According to LVMPD officials, the incident occurred on May 19, 2022, near Buffalo Drive and Regatta Drive.

Court records show Colin Snyder was driving through his neighborhood when Charlondria Evans almost hit his vehicle and was driving “carelessly.”

Snyder then returned home, exited his personal vehicle, put on a tactical body armor with an LVMPD badge and a handgun on the front, and then entered a secret LVMPD-issued vehicle equipped with sirens and hidden lights.

Court documents say Snyder drove toward Evans’ home, spotted her and activated the vehicle’s lights and sirens. After stopping the vehicle, Snyder got out and pointed a gun at her.

The two began arguing, and Evans told the friend to “call the police,” to which Snyder replied, “I’m the police.”

Snyder eventually got into his vehicle and drove away, and court records show that “no other police officers were notified or responded until (Evans and/or her friend) called 911 because the defendant did not contact with the control room for approximately 28 minutes after the altercation and only after hearing (their) call for service was transmitted over the radio.”

LVMPD officials have launched an investigation into the matter. On June 2, 2022, it was announced that Snyder had violated the law and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Snyder was originally charged with three counts: one count of oppression under color of office and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon.

On Thursday, court records show that Snyder changed his guilty plea as part of a plea deal.

Instead of facing three counts, he agreed to plead guilty to one count of oppression under color of office. Court documents show the remaining two charges will be dismissed.

The agreement states that Snyder may be committed to the Clark County Detention Center “for a period of not more than 364 days and may be fined up to $2,000.”

The verdict is scheduled for November 14.

Snyder has been employed at LVMPD since 2016.

Following his 2022 arrest, LVMPD officials said Snyder would be placed on unpaid administrative leave and suspended from police privileges. As of Thursday, this is still the case.