Chasing Horse trial on hold pending appeal to Nevada Supreme Court

Nathan Chasing Horse, implicated of raping and sex trafficking ladies and girls, talks to his lawyer, Chief Deputy Public Defender Kristy Holston, while waiting to appear in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Nathan Chasing Horse, accused of raping and sex trafficking females and ladies, waits to appear in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 12, 2023. Nathan Chasing Horse, accused of raping and sex trafficking women and ladies, talks to his attorney, Chief Deputy Public Defender Kristy Holston, while waiting to appear in court for a hearing at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
A Las Vegas judge halted court procedures versus an alleged cult leader accused of sexual attack on Wednesday in order for public defenders to appeal a judgment in the case to the Nevada Supreme Court.

Recently, District Judge Carli Kierny decreased to dismiss sexual assault, kidnapping and lewdness charges against Nathan Chasing Horse, a previous star accused of operating a cult called The Circle.

Chief Deputy Public Defender Kristy Holston submitted a motion to halt the procedures so that she could appeal the judge's choice to the Supreme Court, and Kierny approved the movement during a brief court hearing Wednesday.

"Because the celebrations have actually agreed to the stay, I'm not going to stand in the method of that and I will grant the remain at this time," Kierny stated.

An appeal had not been submitted with the high court as of late Wednesday morning.

Chasing after Horse, who is likewise known for playing Smiles a Lot in the 1990 Kevin Costner movie "Dances With Wolves," was detained Jan. 31 after authorities raided his North Las Vegas house where he dealt with as much as six females he deemed wives. Two women in Clark County have actually informed authorities they satisfied Chasing Horse as women at Native American ceremonies which they were raped by him when they were teenagers, according to an arrest report.

He is also facing charges in U.S. federal court, and warrants charging him with sexual attack have actually been released by the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in Montana and by Canadian authorities.

Public protectors have argued that district attorneys stopped working to reveal that the declared victims did not consent to make love with Chasing Horse. The females have actually testified to a grand jury that they seemed like they could not say no to him.

One of the females, who formerly dealt with Chasing Horse as his better half, has affirmed that Chasing Horse raped her when she was 14 and then told her to continue making love with him so that he could heal her mother's cancer.

Kierny did not dismiss the charges against Chasing Horse in connection with the supposed assaults, however she did dismiss a drug trafficking charge stemming from 236 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms that police said were found in the North Las Vegas house. The judge found that the grand jury was presented with no proof linking Chasing Horse to the drugs.

Going after Horse is set up to appear in court once again on May 10.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.