Northern Nevada inmate, 79, dies after illness
Juan Mendoza, a 79-year-old inmate from Clark County, died from a long-term medical illness. (Courtesy)
An inmate at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center died Saturday from a long-term medical illness, according to the Nevada Department of Corrections.
Juan Mendoza, a 79-year-old inmate from Clark County, died in the center’s medical facility while serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for multiple convictions of sexual assault and multiple convictions of sexual assault against a child younger than 16 years old. Mendoza had been incarcerated in Nevada since Sept. 17, 2004.
The Carson City coroner’s office responded and an autopsy will be conducted.
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