Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Prison inmate, 75, dies in Carson City

A 75-year-old inmate died Saturday morning at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City, according to the Department of Corrections.

Gary St. John died about 11:20 a.m. at the Regional Medical Facility, officials said.

St. John was committed from Washoe County on Nov. 14, 2008, and was serving a sentence of 6 years, 7 months to 24 years for sexual assault, officials said.

An autopsy has been scheduled to determine his cause of death, officials said.

Join the Discussion:

Check this out for a full explanation of our conversion to the LiveFyre commenting system and instructions on how to sign up for an account.

Full comments policy