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Nevada inmate, 43, dies at Carson City medical facility

John Ibarra, 43 (Nevada Department of Corrections)

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By Jamie Munks Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 26, 2018 - 5:35 pm

A Northern Nevada Correctional Center inmate died Sunday morning at the center’s regional medical facility in Carson City.

John Ibarra, 43, died at 5:13 a.m., according to a Nevada Department of Corrections news release.

Ibarra was a parole violator, and was serving a 28- to 72-month sentence for sexually motivated coercion. He was committed from Clark County on Nov. 29, 2016.

A cause of death was not provided; an autopsy will be scheduled. The Carson City Sheriff’s Office coroner responded. Ibarra’s family has been notified.

Contact Jamie Munks at jmunks@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0340. Follow @Journo_Jamie_ on Twitter.

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