Inmate serving time for probation violation dies in Las Vegas hospital
Tony Lewis Traylor (Nevada Department of Corrections)
A Nevada inmate has died at a Las Vegas hospital, the state Department of Corrections said.
Tony Lewis Traylor, 55, was declared dead shortly after 6:30 a.m. Friday at Summerlin Hospital Medical Center. Before he was hospitalized, Traylor was in custody at High Desert State Prison for violating his probation conditions by being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, the department said. He was serving a sentence of 19 to 48 months.
The Clark County coroner’s office notified Traylor’s family and will determine his official cause and manner of death.
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