LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A homicide investigation is underway at Excessive Desert State Jail after an inmate was stabbed to demise, the 8 Information Now Investigators realized Wednesday.
Hawk City, 27, died from a number of stab wounds on Nov. 7, the Clark County Coroner’s Workplace confirmed. Hawk’s cellmate was recognized because the suspect, based on the Nevada Division of Corrections.
Hawk was serving a 28 to 72-month sentence issued in Washoe county for battery by a prisoner, Nevada Division of Corrections information present. He started serving his sentence in 2022, was eligible for parole in 2025, and would have completed serving his sentence in 2026, based on the division.
Hawk City, 27, died from a number of stab wounds on Nov. 7, the Clark County coroner’s workplace confirmed. (Nevada Division of Corrections)
Excessive Desert State Jail is a maximum-security jail facility situated close to Indian Springs, which is roughly a 45-minute drive north of Las Vegas.
The power not too long ago transitioned from a medium-security jail. Two thousand inmates, together with Nevada’s demise row inhabitants, had been transferred from Ely State Jail, situated almost 300 miles north of Indian Springs.
Hawk and his cellmate had been additionally cellmates at Ely State Jail and had shared a cell for 258 days, a division spokesperson mentioned. Previous to being cellmates, they had been housed in the identical unit with no prior incidents or reported issues, based on the division.
The division declined to supply additional particulars about Hawk or the suspect citing the lively investigation.
Data present Hawk beforehand served sentences issued in Humboldt county for battery by a prisoner and battery.
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