Inmate dies at Clark County Detention Center
Clark County Detention Center in downtown Las Vegas. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto
A male inmate died early Monday at the Clark County Detention Center, Las Vegas police say.
At around 1:45 a.m., a corrections officer was checking on an inmate when she noticed he wasn’t moving, according to a news release on Tuesday.
Officers entered the cell and began life-saving measures. Medical personnel arrived and pronounced the man dead.
The man had been booked July 10 on a bench warrant for unlawful occupancy of a dwelling, police said.
The man’s identity, as well as the cause and manner of death, will be released by the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
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