In Nevada, two young men have confessed to a fatal “joyride” in Las Vegas that tragically concluded with the death of a retired police chief, as the result of a brutal hit-and-run incident.

Jesus Ayala, aged 20, and Jzamir Keys, 18, pleaded guilty to murder charges on Tuesday. They were tried as adults for the 2023 killing of Andreas “Andy” Probst, the former police chief of Bell, California. The pair were accused of deliberately striking Probst with a stolen vehicle while the 64-year-old was cycling in the Centennial Hills area of northwest Las Vegas. According to prosecutors, the two filmed the attack and had targeted several other victims. They were responsible for stealing at least four cars, using them to assault a driver and another cyclist, before fatally hitting Probst.

Judge Jacqueline Bluth of the Clark County District Court remarked during Tuesday’s sentencing, as reported by local NBC affiliate KSNV, “This was much more than a joyride. It was a continuous spree that kept escalating, causing harm to more individuals.”

Ayala, who was driving when the incident with Probst occurred, received a sentence of 20 years to life in prison after accepting a plea agreement. Keys was sentenced to 18 years to life. Under Nevada law, they will both be eligible for parole after serving 20 years, as they were minors when the crime was committed.

David Westbrook, Ayala’s attorney, stated during the sentencing, “At the time, they didn’t grasp the seriousness of their actions or the potential consequences, even though it might seem obvious to everyone else.”

Reports indicate that Ayala told police upon his arrest that he expected to be released in 30 days, initially regarding the hit-and-run charge as a juvenile offense as merely a “slap on the wrist.” However, prosecutors later elevated the charge 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.”