A Las Vegas woman, who admitted to shoving an elderly man off a bus that led to his death in 2019, was sentenced as part of a plea deal.
Cadesha Bishop, 28, was sentenced to between 8 and 20 years in prison on Friday after the 2019 incident that claimed the life of 74-year-old Serge Fournier.
According to the bus surveillance video from March 21, 2019, Bishop argued with passengers on the bus. When Fournier walked past her, he told her to be nicer to the passengers, which led to a heated exchange and her pushing him.
Fournier fell off the RTC bus onto the sidewalk. According to Bishop’s arrest report, Fournier landed on his head about 8 feet from the bus doorway and died about a month later due to his injuries.
Bishop got off the bus and walked away, but police tracked her down later and arrested her.
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According to FOX 5, Bishop had posted $100,000 bail on the murder charge but had it revoked when she was charged with grand larceny of a vehicle, embezzlement, and theft for allegedly failing to return a rental car. The prosecution downgraded the murder charge to abuse of an elderly person resulting in death, and Bishop pleaded guilty. The other charges will be dismissed as part of her plea deal.
“I’m sorry for my behavior,” Bishop told the judge. “I’m sorry for the way that I was portrayed in my lowest and weakest moment of my life. The way that I’ve been portrayed, it’s just not fair for somebody who’s never been in trouble before.”
Defense attorney Stephen Spelman told the judge that Bishop had bipolar disorder and PTSD.
“While never minimizing the pain of the family’s loss, of course, nor being an excuse, it certainly helps me understand a little more how this tragedy might have come about,” he said.
Bishop could be eligible for parole in eight years. In the meantime, her prison sentence is slated.
