Prosecutor: Man told police woman sought sledgehammer attack

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor told a judge a man accused of killing a woman with a sledgehammer spoke to police about “smashing people” and said the woman asked him to hit her.
Prosecutor Peter Thunell said Friday that police are investigating whether 36-year-old Clinton Earl Taylor attacked others before the pre-dawn slaying Thursday at a Las Vegas laundromat.
Officer Larry Hadfield says detectives haven’t identified any similar attacks.
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