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Nevada inmate dies after illness

A 64-year-old Nevada prison inmate serving 20 years to life died Thursday, the state’s corrections department reported.

Charles Crombie, 64, died of a chronic medical condition at a medical facility at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.

Crombie had been incarcerated since March of 2005 and was serving two consecutive prison sentences for first-degree murder and for use of a deadly weapon.

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