LAS VEGAS (KLAS) � A man watched the murder of a friend on a live video
feed and then deleted video footage of the murder occurring, according to
Las Vegas Metro police.

Stefan Jakubov, 29, faces charges including murder after police said he
was complicit in the Aug. 12 killing of Aaron Chavez and �goaded� a
friend, Gino Julian, to harm Chavez, an arrest report stated.

Jakubov was arrested on March 15, one day after the 8 News Now
Investigators reported there was an arrest warrant for him. He is a trader
for Mortgage Capital Trading, according to the arrest report.

Jakubov told Julian where to find chemicals in the home where the alleged
murder occurred to clean up the crime scene, instructed Julian to delete
text conversations about the incident, and lied to Chavez�s mother about
Chavez�s whereabouts while he knew about the alleged murder, police
stated.

When police confronted Jakubov about text messages with Julian, he said,
�Well, you read them,� according to police.

Jakubov agreed to speak about his role in the alleged murder and told
detectives he watched Julian punch Chavez at least five times, police
said.

Julian, 30, was taken into custody by the San Bernardino County Sheriff�s
Department on Aug. 13. Investigators discovered the alleged murder
occurred at a home in Las Vegas.

The 8 News Now Investigators obtained copies of text messages that
prosecutors said Jakubov sent to Julian about the alleged killing.

�Break his face,� and �Delete our convos,� Jakubov texted, according to
police. �I�ll delete cameras.�

Police said Julian texted Jakubov �Where should I put on the show?� and
�Is there bleach or chlorine?�

Two tow truck drivers found Julian sleeping in his car in a desert area
near Baker, California with Chavez�s partially burned body approximately
10 feet away, according to police. Julian had called for a tow truck and
sent a GPS pin of his location after his Mercedes Benz sedan became stuck
in the soft desert sand, police said.

A grand jury in Clark County later indicted Julian for charges including
open murder.

The San Bernardino County coroner�s office concluded Chavez, 30, died of
blunt force trauma to the head.

A San Bernardino Sheriff Department detective interviewed Jakubov, who was
in Slovakia, by phone on Aug. 16, according to police. He said he moved to
Las Vegas in 2020 and met Chavez approximately three years ago, according
to a report. Jakubov described Chavez as extremely rich, and said he made
a lot of money through �e-commerce.� Chavez owed a lot of people large
amounts of money to people who gave him money for investments, Jakubov
told the detective.

Julian told police Chavez had a lot of money that he gained through Ponzi
schemes and there was a bunch of people mad at him, according to grand
jury transcripts.

Detectives said they found a group chat which started on Aug. 2 where
Jakubov and Chavez appeared to be in a feud.

Several people told the 8 News Now Investigators that they had been
scammed by Chavez. They claimed they had given Chavez money to invest.
Chavez made several posts on social media such as Instagram in which he
appeared to live a life of luxury.

A warrant was issued on March 6 for Jakubov for two felony charges
including destroying or concealing evidence and harboring, concealing, or
aiding a felony offender, along with a gross misdemeanor charge of
conspiracy to commit battery resulting in substantial bodily harm,
according to Las Vegas Justice court records.

The Clark County District Attorney�s office added two felony charges of
open murder and robbery on March 18.

Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Amy Chelini set bail at $500,000 with high-
level electronic monitoring on March 21 for the murder and robbery
charges. Chelini set bail at $10,000 in connection with the previous three
charges and ordered Jakubov to surrender his passport.

Jakubov is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing on April
25.

Attorneys Robert Draskovich and William Brown are representing Jakubov.

�We anticipate him posting bail in the very near future,� Draskovich told
the 8 News Now Investigators. �He is looking forward to his preliminary
hearing in this case. He is confident he will be exonerated of the murder
and robbery charges that he is currently facing.�

A jury trial for Julian is scheduled for May. He remains in custody in the
Clark County Detention Center in downtown Las Vegas. He declined the 8
News Now Investigators� requests for an interview.

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