Four men locked up at a Las Vegas-area prison have died within a single week, and one of those deaths is now at the center of a homicide investigation. All four were housed at High Desert State Prison, the maximum-security complex near Indian Springs about a 45-minute drive north of the Las Vegas Strip.
State posts multiple offender-death notices
The Nevada Department of Corrections this week posted a series of offender-death notices tied to its Indian Springs facilities, identifying the deceased as Anthony Reed, 55; Donte Smith, 48; Michael Williams, 35; and Roderick Davidson, 58. According to the department’s news page, the notices were added in recent days and say autopsies have been requested in accordance with state law. Nevada Department of Corrections
Officials, local reporting fill in details
Local TV outlet KLAS / 8 News Now reports that Reed and Smith were pronounced dead last Thursday, with Reed later pronounced at Centennial Hills Hospital and Smith found dead inside the prison, while Davidson was pronounced dead on Sunday. 8 News Now also reports that corrections officials told investigators a homicide probe is underway at High Desert State Prison and that the Clark County coroner’s office has been contacted to determine causes of death…