Man who pleaded guilty to 2005 murder dies at Las Vegas hospital
A man serving life in prison for committing a fatal stabbing in 2005 died earlier this month at a Las Vegas hospital, officials said Monday.
Lazaro Vera-Osio, 69, died July 2 at the Centennial Hills Hospital, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections. Clark County District Court records show Vera-Osio pleaded guilty to first degree murder in 2005 from an incident that occurred May 22 of that year.
Vera-Osio was serving a sentence of 240 months to life with the possibility of parole at the High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs.
A cause or manner of death was not listed, but an autopsy was ordered, officials said.
Further details were not provided.
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