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内华达州最高执法官员、现任州长候选人在拉斯维加斯机场被问及他有争议的赦免支持举动
作者：亚历克·谢梅尔 福克斯新闻
发布于 2026年9月22日 美国东部时间下午3:28
内华达州总检察长回避有关赦免杀害孕妇凶手的争议性问题
内华达州总检察长，同时也是州长候选人，为一名被判杀害怀孕妻子的男子提交了赦免申请，随后在被问及该决定时拒绝回答问题。
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FOX独家报道： 内华达州民主党总检察长亚伦·福特拒绝解释他为何亲自支持一名已定罪凶手的赦免请求。该凶手在因针对拉斯维加斯游客的一系列武装抢劫案保释期间，杀害了一名孕妇。他在竞选该州下一任州长期间，在镜头前回避了相关问题。
内华达州的州级记录显示，在9月16日的内华达州赦免委员会会议上，福特被列为诺曼·史密斯减刑申请的唯一发起人。根据当时的法庭文件和当地报道，史密斯因在一家便利店停车场杀害一名孕妇而入狱，而这起犯罪发生在他因针对拉斯维加斯大道游客的一系列武装抢劫企图保释在外期间。
尽管获得了福特的支持，委员会最终还是否决了赦免申请，而福特缺席了原定的减刑听证会，后来在拉斯维加斯机场被问及为史密斯的申请发起支持的决定时，他转身离开了提问者。
福特为这名已定罪凶手的提前释放申请发起支持之际，他正与共和党州长乔·隆巴多展开州长竞选对决。隆巴多此前曾多次抨击总检察长在公共安全和刑事司法改革方面的记录。
白宫驳斥“赦免掮客”影响特朗普的说法 此前《60分钟》展开调查
2025年7月28日周一，内华达州总检察长亚伦·福特在拉斯维加斯东拉斯维加斯社区中心的州长竞选启动活动上微笑。（玛德琳·卡特/拉斯维加斯评论报）
当被问及发起这项申请一事时，福特的竞选团队告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，总检察长因外出处理家庭医疗紧急情况而错过了听证会，并辩称发起申请只是一项常规程序步骤，允许赦免委员会就具体的赦免请求做出决定——但竞选团队多次拒绝解释福特为何选择专门处理史密斯的案件。
“你是亚伦·福特吗？”一名保守派追踪记者在这位州长候选人从飞往亚利桑那州的航班上下来时问道，当天正是史密斯9月16日的减刑听证会。
“我是，”福特回应了这名记者，对方随后告诉这位内华达州总检察长，她一直在社交媒体上“关注他的动态”。“很高兴见到你。”
这名记者继续闲聊，随后转而问及发起史密斯赦免申请的决定。
“我有个问题，你——你正在为诺曼·史密斯的赦免申请发起支持，对吗？”
“呃，不知道你说的是哪件事，但不管怎样——很高兴见到你，”福特回应道，随后和妻子一起走开，他们此行是去探望生病的大学生儿子。福克斯新闻数字频道向福特的团队追问他的儿子患上了何种疾病，但未得到答复。
“你赦免他有什么理由吗？”当福特试图避开提问者时，记者问道。
“很高兴见到你，”福特走开前回应道。“保重。”
“没有理由吗？”这名记者追问道。
2024年9月16日，内华达州总检察长亚伦·福特和妻子在拉斯维加斯机场下飞机时被拍到，当天正是诺曼·史密斯的赦免听证会。（福克斯新闻）
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根据内华达州赦免委员会的规定，囚犯的赦免申请会被搁置在队列中，直到委员会九名成员之一——包括州长、总检察长和州最高法院大法官——正式发起该申请。通过为史密斯的申请发起支持，福特将该案件从行政队列中移出，纳入正式的州议程，进行全面听证和投票。
根据福克斯新闻数字频道对2026年官方会议议程的审查，史密斯的申请是福特今年发起的唯一一项减刑请求。
2015年，史密斯在保释期间因针对拉斯维加斯大道游客的一系列武装抢劫案面临14项指控，当时他开枪杀害了孕妇蒂尼谢亚·亚当斯，这是根据法庭文件和当时《拉斯维加斯评论报》的报道得出的。法庭文件显示，史密斯最初被控谋杀，但最终被判过失杀人罪和三项武装抢劫罪，他声称这起杀人是自卫行为。史密斯目前正在服刑10至39年。
2025年7月28日周一，内华达州总检察长亚伦·福特在拉斯维加斯东拉斯维加斯社区中心的州长竞选启动活动上发表讲话。（玛德琳·卡特/拉斯维加斯评论报/论坛新闻服务 via 盖蒂图片社）
共和党政治策略师马特·戈曼猛烈抨击福特在机场回避问题的行为，他告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，总检察长拒绝回答问题本身就说明了一切。
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“亚伦·福特在机场走得比他试图重新送上街头的暴力罪犯还快，”戈曼说。“如果内华达州最高执法官员甚至都无法解释，他为何要为一名在保释期间犯下其他一系列暴力罪行后杀害孕妇的男子申请提前释放，那么他就没有资格请求选民让他担任州长。”
亚历克·谢梅尔是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，原籍北卡罗来纳州夏洛特，现居住在华盛顿特区-巴尔的摩大都会区。
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Dem AG running for higher office dodges questions on bid to free man who killed pregnant woman
2026-09-22T15:28:42-04:00 / Fox News
Nevada’s top cop, who is running for governor, was asked about his controversial clemency support at a Las Vegas airport
By Alec Schemmel Fox News
Published September 22, 2026 3:28pm EDT
Nevada Attorney General dodges questions about controversial pardon of murderer who killed pregnant woman
Nevada’s attorney general, who is also running for governor, sponsored the clemency application for a man convicted of killing his pregnant wife, then declined to answer questions when approached about the decision.
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FIRST ON FOX: Nevada’s Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford is refusing to explain why he personally backed a clemency bid for a convicted killer who took the life of a pregnant woman while out on bail for a series of armed robbery attacks on Vegas tourists, dodging questions on camera as he campaigns to be the state’s next governor.
State records in Nevada show Ford was listed as the sole sponsor for Norman Smith’s commutation application at a Sept. 16 Nevada Board of Pardons Commissioners meeting. Smith was serving time for killing a pregnant woman in a convenience store parking lot—a crime committed while he was out on bail for a series of armed robbery attempts committed against Vegas Strip tourists, according to court documents and local reporting at the time.
Despite Ford’s backing, the board ultimately denied the clemency bid, while Ford skipped the commutation hearing that was scheduled and later walked away from a questioner asking him to justify the decision to sponsor Smith’s application at a Las Vegas airport.
Ford’s sponsorship of the convicted killer’s early release bid comes as he mounts a gubernatorial run against Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, who has repeatedly attacked the attorney general’s record on public safety and criminal justice reform.
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Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford smiles during his governor campaign kick off event at the East Las Vegas Community Center Monday, July 28, 2025, in Las Vegas.(Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
When confronted about the sponsorship, Ford’s campaign told Fox News Digital the attorney general missed the hearing due to an out-of-state family medical emergency and argued that sponsoring an application is merely a routine procedural step allowing the Board of Pardons to decide on a specific clemency request—but the campaign repeatedly refused to explain why Ford chose to elevate Smith’s specific case.
“Are you Aaron Ford?” a conservative tracker asked the gubernatorial candidate as he deplaned in Las Vegas after flying to Arizona, the same day as Smith’s Sept. 16 commutation hearing.
“I am,” Ford replied to the tracker, who went on to tell the Nevada Attorney General that she has been “following his stuff” on social media. “Nice to meet you.”
The tracker continued with small talk until pivoting to a question about the decision to sponsor Smith’s clemency bid.
“I have a question, are you—you’re sponsoring Norman Smith’s pardon, right?”
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“Uhh, don’t know which one you’re talking about, but anyway—good to see you,” Ford responded before shuffling away with his wife following their trip to visit their college-aged son who was said to be sick. Fox News Digital pressed Ford’s team on what his son was facing in terms of an ailment but was not provided an answer.
“Is there a reason why you’re pardoning him?” Ford was asked as he attempted to skirt away from the questioner.
“Good to see you,” was Ford’s response before walking away. “Take care.”
“No reason?” the tracker doubled down.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and his wife are pictured at a Vegas airport departing their plane on Sept. 16, the same date as Norman Smith’s clemency hearing.(Fox News.)
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Under Nevada Board of Pardons Commissioners rules, an inmate’s clemency application sits in a queue until one of the board’s nine members—which includes the governor, attorney general, and state Supreme Court justices—chooses to officially sponsor it. By sponsoring Smith’s application, Ford elevated the case out of the administrative queue and onto the official state agenda for a full hearing and vote.
Based on a Fox News Digital review of official meeting agendas from 2026, Smith’s application was the only commutation request sponsored by Ford all year.
In 2015, Smith was free on bail and facing 14 charges in connection with a series of armed robbery attacks on Vegas Strip tourists when he shot and killed the pregnant woman, Tineshea Adams, according to court documents and reporting at the time from the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Court documents show Smith, who was initially charged with murder but was eventually convicted of voluntary manslaughter and three counts of armed robbery, claimed the killing was the result of self-defense. Smith is currently serving a 10-to-39-year prison sentence.
Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford speaks during his governor campaign kick off event at the East Las Vegas Community Center on Monday, July 28, 2025, in Las Vegas.(Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Republican political strategist Matt Gorman slammed Ford’s silent airport exit, telling Fox News Digital that the attorney general’s refusal to answer speaks volumes.
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“Aaron Ford was moving faster through that airport than the violent criminals he’s trying to put back on the street,” Gorman said. “If Nevada’s top law enforcement officer can’t even explain why he backed early release for a man who killed a pregnant woman while out on bail for a series of other violent crimes, he has no business asking voters to make him governor.”
Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.
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