In the late hours of a Tuesday night, 28-year-old Moinee Wade, a Black/African American woman, was picked up from her Las Vegas home by her boyfriend, Jevon Darrell Hudson, in his silver Jaguar. The couple, who had been dating for about a year, headed out for the evening, making a stop at a local strip club. This would be the last time her family saw her alive.
Early the next morning, on October 26, 2016, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police responded to reports of gunshots in the area of View Drive and Quartz Lane. There, on a sidewalk, they discovered Moinee Wade’s body. She had been shot once in the stomach and once in the head.
The initial investigation was challenging for law enforcement, who had few leads. Witnesses reported seeing a silver or gray four-door car making a U-turn and leaving the scene shortly after the gunshots were heard. Investigators eventually identified Wade after releasing photos of her tattoos to the public. Attention soon turned to Jevon Hudson, who was the last person known to have seen her. According to Hudson, who is married, he and Wade had gotten into an argument at the strip club which continued in his car. He claimed that Wade exited the vehicle in an unknown area and that he drove off after being unable to find her.
Detectives found inconsistencies in Hudson's statements. He initially denied owning a handgun and claimed to have lost his cell phone after leaving the strip club. However, a search of his home uncovered a 9 mm Glock. During an interview, when detectives suggested he take a polygraph test to prove his innocence, Hudson reportedly replied, "What if I did it?" and subsequently declined to take the test. Based on this and other evidence, Jevon Hudson, then 39, was arrested and booked into the Clark County Detention Center on a charge of murder with a deadly weapon.
Despite the initial arrest, the path to justice for Moinee Wade and her family took an unexpected turn. In November 2016, prosecutors dismissed the murder charge against Jevon Hudson, citing insufficient evidence to proceed with the case. The dismissal was without prejudice, meaning charges could be refiled in the future if more evidence came to light. Authorities stated that they still believed Hudson had a motive to harm Wade due to their deteriorating relationship. As of October 2018, two years after her death, Moinee Wade's case remained unsolved, with her family continuing to seek justice for the aspiring criminal justice and human services student who was set to graduate from the University of Phoenix in January 2017.
