In Nevada, two young men have confessed to a deadly “joyride” in Las Vegas that resulted in the tragic death of a retired police chief in a violent hit-and-run incident.

Jesus Ayala, aged 20, and Jzamir Keys, 18, admitted guilt to murder charges on Tuesday. They were prosecuted as adults for the killing of Andreas “Andy” Probst, the former police chief of Bell, California, in 2023. The pair were accused of deliberately hitting Probst with a stolen vehicle while he was cycling in the Centennial Hills area of northwest Las Vegas. Prosecutors revealed that the suspects recorded the attack and had targeted several other individuals — reportedly stealing at least four vehicles and using them to injure another driver and cyclist — before ultimately causing Probst’s death.

“This was far more than just a joyride,” remarked Clark County District Court Judge Jacqueline Bluth during the sentencing, as reported by local NBC station KSNV. “The situation continued to escalate, resulting in more people being harmed.”

Ayala, who was behind the wheel during the fatal incident involving Probst, received a sentence ranging from 20 years to life in prison due to a plea agreement. Keys was sentenced to 18 years to life. According to Nevada law, as they were minors at the time of the crime, both will be eligible for parole after serving 20 years.

“At that time, they did not grasp the seriousness of their actions and the potential outcomes, even though it seems clear to everyone else,” stated Ayala’s lawyer, David Westbrook, during the court proceedings.

Ayala reportedly told police during his arrest that he would be out in 30 days, and that his initial hit-and-run charge as a juvenile was just a “slap on the wrist,” before prosecutors eventually upgraded it to murder.

“You think this juvenile s— is gonna do some s—? I’ll be out in 30 days. I’ll bet you,” Ayala allegedly remarked, according to police.

Probst was riding his bicycle around 6 a.m. when he was struck from behind by Keys and Ayala. The former top cop went flying off of his bike, rolled over the hood of the car, and slammed into the pavement some 96 feet away, police said. He was taken to a hospital and later died there.

Video Ayala recorded of the horrifying collision quickly went viral after being posted online. The duo could be heard laughing and saying, “hit his a—” before honking at Probst and striking him. As they sped away, they could be heard saying that he looked unconscious.

“We need to get out of here,” one of the two men, who were underage teens at the time, could be heard saying in the video. One of them could also be heard urging the other to flee, saying: “alright, go, go, go, go, PIT maneuver” before hitting Probst.

A so-called “PIT maneuver” is a technique sometimes used by law enforcement to try to apprehend drivers during high-speed pursuits.

Around the time Probst was killed, police had received a tip about a cyclist lying on the ground after being struck by a car driven by two teens wearing masks.  The witness also reported seeing the suspects flee.

Just minutes later, police received another call about an abandoned vehicle with significant damage to its front end, a broken windshield, and “biological matter” on its hood. Another witness reported seeing a different stolen car strike a pole and crash about two hours after the previous call. This witness also reported seeing the driver and passenger of that car flee on foot.

“My world was destroyed,” said Probst’s widow, Crystal Probst, at the sentencing on Tuesday. “Not damaged. Not shaken. Destroyed and every single day since Andy was murdered, I wake up feeling like I’m asked to live a life I no longer recognize.”