Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs transferred to another Nevada prison

Former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs has been transferred to a medium security prison in Northern Nevada, the Nevada Department of Correction’s website shows.

The department’s inmate search shows Ruggs now resides in the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City as of Monday. The prison can house over 1,600 offenders and opened its doors in 1964.

The department said in an email Tuesday that they cannot disclose specific information about offenders, but added that “in general, an offender who commits infractions while at a lower-level custody, depending on the nature and severity, they could be reverted back to a higher level of custody.”

Ruggs was arrested after driving his Chevrolet Corvette Stingray into the back of 23-year-old Tina Tintor’s SUV on Nov. 2, 2021, killing her and her dog. Prosecutors have said Ruggs was driving 156 mph seconds before the crash, and his blood alcohol level was 0.16 percent after the crash, twice the legal limit for Nevada drivers.

Ruggs was sentenced to three to 10 years in prison in August 2023 after pleading guilty to a felony DUI resulting in death charge and a misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter. He will be eligible for parole beginning in August 2026.

Ruggs’ transfer to the northern Nevada prison marks at least his fourth move since he was sentenced.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal previously reported that Ruggs was serving his sentence in the Casa Grande Transitional Housing, a dormitory-style facility in Las Vegas that houses nonviolent offenders, after being moved there in November 2024.

He was initially booked into High Desert State Prison near Indian Springs before he was transferred to Carson City-based Stewart Conservation Camp one month into his sentence.

Contact Spencer Levering at slevering@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0253.