Daniel Rodimer Seeks Dismissal Of Murder Charge
Attorneys for Daniel Rodimer have filed a motion to dismiss the murder charge against him in the death of a man on the Las Vegas Strip.
Rodimer is charged with the 2023 murder of Christopher Tapp.
In the defense filing (via FOX 5 Vegas), Rodimer’s attorneys argue the “Clark County coroner’s findings show Tapp’s injuries were the result of drug and alcohol use and they were not suspicious.” The motion also alleges “police violated attorney-client and spousal privilege by intercepting Rodimer’s text messages with his lawyer and his wife.”
Authorities claim Rodimer fatally punched and choked Tapp during a party inside a Resorts World Las Vegas suite after believing Tapp offered his stepdaughter cocaine.
Rodimer has pleaded not guilty.
Rodimer, a Republican, lost bids for Congress in Nevada in 2020 and in Texas in 2021. He was a contestant on Tough Enough in 2004. He signed with WWE in 2006 on a developmental deal and released in August 2007.
