Overview
- Corrections officers conducting routine checks late on Dec. 26 found an inmate unresponsive in a cell with apparent blunt-force injuries, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Detectives say a physical altercation occurred earlier inside the cell between Chad Ollinger and the victim, leading to the open murder rebooking.
- Authorities have not released the deceased inmate’s identity as the homicide investigation continues.
- Jail records show Ollinger has been held in Clark County since Oct. 27 on an out-of-state warrant and a contempt case, and he had been slated for mid-January release before the new charge.
- Ollinger, 41, is known from Discovery’s Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch and has prior arrests in Texas in November 2024 and February 2025.