Chad Ollinger from Discovery Channel‘s Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch faces a murder charge after his cellmate was found dead inside a Las Vegas jail.
The scene of the crime:
According to the Las Vegas Metro Police, corrections officers conducting routine checks at Clark County Detention Center Friday.
They discovered a male inmate “lying motionless inside a cell.” Officers entered and observed that the inmate had apparent blunt force injuries. The inmate was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say Ollinger, who was the victim’s cellmate, was taken into custody. Detectives determined a physical altercation occurred between Chad and the victim inside the cell before the inmate’s death.
Detectives took Chad into custody and re-booked him for open murder. The release did not name the victim or the cause of death. For those interested, they were asked to seek information from the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Ollinger’s next scheduled hearing is December 30. He is currently held without bond.
Who is Chad Ollinger?
The son of Duane Ollinger, Chad’s dad is an oil and gas entrepreneur who owns Blind Frog Ranch in eastern Utah.
According to Discovery’s bio, Chad is married with four children and sold his crop-dusting business and family home to help fund this year’s operation. Duane describes his son by saying, “he doesn’t have an ounce of quit in him.” Also, “if someone needs to SCUBA dive into an unknown cavern system 50 feet beneath the ground, it’s going to be Chad,” concluded the statement.
