Overview
- A Las Vegas judge ordered Chad Ollinger to undergo a mental competency evaluation following his initial court appearance on the murder case, with a District Court date set for January 21.
- The Clark County Coroner identified the deceased inmate as Christopher Kelly, 42, and said the cause and manner of death remain under determination.
- Corrections officers conducting a routine check around 11:20 p.m. on December 26 found Kelly motionless in the Clark County Detention Center with apparent blunt-force injuries, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- LVMPD homicide detectives say they learned a physical altercation occurred inside the cell between Kelly and Ollinger, who was rebooked on an open murder charge as the investigation continues.
- Jail records show Ollinger had been in custody since October 27 on an out-of-state warrant and contempt case, was sentenced on December 18 with a planned January 12 release, and is now held without bond on the new charge.