Ex-prison warden ordered to counseling after alleged ear-biting at Las Vegas casino party

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) —  Criminal charges against a former Nevada state prison warden are expected to be dropped if he completes impulse control counseling, stays out of trouble for a year, completes community service, stays away from a Las Vegas casino, and completes community service, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.

Manuel Portillo agreed to the deal after pleading no contest to a battery charge, according to Las Vegas Justice Court records.

The case began after a Nevada Department of Corrections employee claimed Portillo, who headed Southern Desert Correctional Center, bit his ear at the department’s Dec. 13 holiday party at Palace Station, according to a report obtained by the 8 News Now Investigators…

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