Two of three Piero’s Las Vegas Restaurant Bombing Suspects at Large
Posted on: November 28, 2025, 12:12h.
Last updated on: November 28, 2025, 12:12h.
Three suspects wanted by Las Vegas police for the November 13 bombing of Piero’s have been indicted, but two are on the lam.
John Navarro, Sarah Lianne Hernandez and Phillip Daniel Muno Gonzalez were all indicted by a Clark County Grand Jury on November 20. All three face felony charges of manufacturing or possessing an explosive or incendiary device, first-degree arson, conspiracy to commit first-degree arson, and the use of explosives to damage or destroy property.
Navarro, 35, was arrested on November 15 and remains in custody. Hernandez, 34, was arrested on November 21, posted $150K bail and was released, but failed to appear at a scheduled court hearing on November 25.
Both Hernandez and Gonzalez, 54, who was never apprehended, are considered fugitives.
Navarro faces the additional charges of unlawfully carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a controlled substance (reportedly less than 14 grams of methamphetamine).
On Tuesday, Navarro pleaded not guilty to all six of the charges against him. He is not scheduled back in court until April 7, ahead of a jury trial that begins April 13.
When we first told you about the crime, police were seeking two male suspects — one of whom was riding a scooter and placed the improvised explosive device (IED) at the front door of the popular off-Strip Italian restaurant. Since that time, Hernandez was also implicated.
The IED — placed at Piero’s front door at 2:19 a.m. on November 13 — ignited a few minutes later, causing unspecified damage. The explosion wasn’t reported to LVMPD until 10:36 a.m., when the restaurant’s cleaning crew found the aftermath.
Who’s Not a Suspect
This April, Evan Glusman, the son of Piero’s founder Freddie Glusman and the restaurant’s former operating manager, was arrested for threatening violence at Piero’s. Yet, according to his attorney, he has never been a suspect in the bombing.
Since then, Piero’s was sold by Glusman to Amazing Brands, the restaurant company — led by Las Vegas resident Stephen Siegel and his wife, Judi Perez Siegel — that also owns Siegel’s Bagelmania and Pinkbox Doughnuts.
In Evan Glusman’s arrest report, it was noted that he had taken out a $1.5 million loan against the restaurant, committing fraud by claiming to be its owner when he was only its operating manager. When Freddie discovered this, he fired his son.
This reportedly made the younger Glusman unstable enough to send the following text, according to his arrest report: “I hope you realize I’m drinking and I’m going home to get a gun and fucking kill them in the middle of Piero’s.”
Evan faced charges of making a threat or conveying false information about acts of terrorism and harassment, but pleaded no contest to a reduced harassment charge on May 20. That earned him a stayed adjudication, meaning no formal conviction will be recorded if he attends four weeks of outpatient treatment and remains out of legal trouble.
During a hearing on Tuesday, according to KLAS-TV/Las Vegas, Las Vegas Justice Court Judge Diana Sullivan ordered Glusman to wear an alcohol monitor and have no contact with any Piero’s employees.
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