The victim, Christopher Tapp, suffered a fatal head injury during a Halloween party at a Las Vegas Strip hotel.
Rodimer, currently a resident of Texas, is scheduled to appear before a Nevada judge on May 8, following his indictment on Friday. In response to the indictment, Rodimer's defense attorneys, David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, stated, "Rodimer maintains his complete innocence and looks forward to his day in court."
April 28, 2024
Tapp, a 47-year-old Idaho Falls resident, was injured on October 29 at the Resorts World hotel. He was subsequently transported to a hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries several days later. Tapp had previously served over 20 years in prison for a 1996 murder in Idaho, before receiving an $11.7 million settlement from Idaho Falls in 2022 following a wrongful conviction lawsuit.
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Initially, investigators believed that Tapp's fatal injuries were the result of a fall. However, they later discovered that he had been involved in a dispute with Rodimer.
Rodimer, a Republican, had unsuccessfully run for Congress in Nevada in 2020 and in Texas in 2021. He surrendered to Las Vegas police on March 6 and is currently free on a $200,000 bail.
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