Las Vegas escort dies after man allegedly strangles her inside hotel room 

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A man was in custody Friday for the murder of an escort after she was allegedly strangled during a sex assault inside a Las Vegas hotel room, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.   https://www.yahoo.com/news/las-vegas-escort-dies-incident-020718798.html

The 30-year-old woman died several days after the June 12 incident inside the Palms Casino Resort, sources said.

On Friday afternoon, Jason Kendall, 35, turned himself in to police at Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Headquarters where officers booked him on charges of open murder, sexual assault and battery by strangulation to commit sexual assault, a source with knowledge of the investigation said.

Las Vegas Metro police initially responded to the call at the hotel for an assault or battery, records said. The woman later died at the hospital. Her cause and manner of death were not immediately available Friday, however, police suspect Kendall strangled the woman during a sex assault.