On November 8, 2024, a Washoe County Detention inmate was transported to a local hospital to receive care for a chronic illness. The inmate was later placed on long-term hospice care and passed away in the early morning of February 11, 2025.
Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Detectives and the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner’s Office will conduct official death investigations. The Medical Examiner’s Office will release the inmate’s name upon next of kin notification.
The inmate was booked into custody at the Washoe County Detention Facility on July 5, 2024, with existing medical conditions, including a chronic illness for which they had received treatment while in custody, in addition to being transported to the hospital on multiple occasions for treatment.
