Las Vegas woman sues Virgin Hotels for negligence after ex-supervisor beat her

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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas woman, who prosecutors say was beaten nearly to death by her former casino floor supervisor, has filed a lawsuit against Virgin Hotels accusing the company of negligence.
Fausto Pozuelo Sarria, 43, was sentenced on September 2024 to a two-year prison sentence for battery with a deadly weapon. His victim Nichole Roberts, 38, said she suffers from headaches, vertigo, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Her life changed on July 15, 2024.
'I will always remember that day,' Roberts said. 'What [my family and friends] were going to think about me dying. I was mostly thinking that they were going to be disappointed that I let this happen to me with this guy.'
Pozuelo Sarria, who was table games floor supervisor at Virgin Hotels, showed up at Roberts's home on the morning of July 15, 2024. Roberts was a card dealer at Virgin Hotels. The two began dating within weeks after she started in January of 2024.
However, Roberts said she ended the relationship after learning of his drug problems. Roberts had filed an HR complaint that ultimately led to his firing.
'On some level, I still almost feel bad for him that he got fired, and then I feel crazy because he tried to kill me for it,' Roberts said.
Pozuelo Sarria hit her over the head with a wine bottle several times, punched her repeatedly, and choked her to the point where she blacked out.
He pleaded guilty a month after the assault in August. At his sentencing on Sept. 23, Clark County prosecutors said Roberts was lucky to have survived.
'This is a situation where this is a clear attempt murder. The defendant pled to a battery with a deadly weapon, but ultimately that's a gift for him, because he's lucky that she was able to stand here today and speak,' Clark County Chief Deputy District Attorney Sarah Overly said.
Clark County District Court Judge Ronald Israel sentenced Pozuelo Sarria to a two-to-10-year prison sentence.
Pozuelo Sarria apologized to Roberts for nearly killing her.
'What I did to the victim was wrong. My behavior was unacceptable and for that, I apologize,' Pozuelo Sarria said. He is currently incarcerated at the Southern Desert Correctional Center.
He admitted to abusing drugs at the time he assaulted Roberts.
Roberts said employees at Virgin Hotels knew of his drug use, but ignored it, which is why she filed a civil lawsuit last November against the hotel seeking $5 million in damages.
'Their negligence and ignoring all of these little factors made it so I almost got murdered,' she said.
She hasn't returned to work at Virgin Hotels since the attack. Virgin Hotels has sought to get Nichole Roberts' lawsuit dismissed, but a Clark County District Court Judge has refused. A jury trial is scheduled for Aug. of 2026.
The hotel has not responded to 8 News Now's past requests for a comment on this lawsuit.
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