LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — On Saturday, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department shared details regarding a homicide at the Clark County Detention Center.
According to LVMPD, this incident happened on Dec. 26 around 11:20 p.m. when corrections officers at CCDC discovered an inmate "lying motionless inside a cell."
Police shared that the inmate "was suffering from apparent blunt force injuries." Though officers rendered aid to the inmate and called for medical staff, he was determined to be dead at the scene, LVMPD said.
LVMPD's Homicide detectives launched their investigation, which determined that a physical altercation happened between the inmate and his roommate, identified as 41-year-old Chad Ollinger. Ollinger was rebooked into jail for open murder, police said.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at 702-828-3521, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 702-385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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