The Henderson Police Department did not formally notify the City Council of an inmate’s December 2024 death until two months later, violating a state reporting requirement, according to the city. The department, then led by Chief Hollie Chadwick, was required to report the death within 48 hours under NRS 211.117, which mandates that the person administering a city jail report a prisoner’s death to the city’s governing body within that timeframe.
Jaime Chrusch, 36, died six days after using a cord from a wall-mounted telephone to hang himself in a holding cell at the Henderson Detention Center on Nov. 30, 2024, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. The Clark County coroner’s office ruled his death a suicide. The city said Chadwick’s Feb. 6, 2025, apology email to Councilwoman Monica Larson and City Manager Stephanie Garcia-Vause was the first official notification of the death.
Chadwick said in an August 20 interview that she notified the city attorney’s and city manager’s offices as soon as she learned about the death, stating, 'As soon as I was notified, I notified my bosses. Those notifications happened immediately after I found out.' The city confirmed the department is now in compliance with the 48-hour reporting requirement and has changed its procedures for public notifications of in-custody deaths.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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