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The agency said Thursday it had no comment on the autopsy report, citing its “active investigation.” A spokesperson for state Attorney General Aaron Ford's office also declined to comment. No information has been released on how many officers were involved, if any of them were disciplined or how Odale was able to access drugs while in custody at Southern Desert, where prison officials have said contraband was an issue. In May, a corrections officer was arrested as part of the agency's so-called “crack down on contraband.” The officer allegedly brought cigarettes, lighters, cellphones, vape pens, tobacco and liquid spice into the facility, according to court records. Odale, a father of two, was sentenced in early 2023 to up to two years in prison for possessing a stolen credit card and attempting to carry a concealed weapon, court records show.happened in Gaza to happen. The Palestinian people have every right to life and liberty themselves.” Michael Freeman, an Oregon-base...

Walz said the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas that touched off the war, was “a horrific act of violence against the people of Israel. They certainly have the right to defend themselves.” But, he also said that, “we can’t allow what’s happened in Gaza to happen. The Palestinian people have every right to life and liberty themselves.” Michael Freeman, an Oregon-based forensic pathology expert who was not involved in the investigation, said “mechanical and positional asphyxia" typically happens when a person is restrained while face down with their hands behind their back, as pressure is placed on their torso, arms or nec

The autopsy report finalized in late August follows a nearly nine-month coroner investigation into Odale's death at the mostly medium security prison near Las Vegas. The Clark County coroner's office found Odale, who was 39, died of “ positional and mechanical asphyxia in the setting of law enforcement restraint." Michael Freeman, an Oregon-based forensic pathology expert who was not involved in the investigation, said “mechanical and positional asphyxia" typically happens when a person is restrained while face down with their hands behind their back, as pressure is placed on their torso, arms or nec

A Nevada prisoner died after he was pepper-sprayed by guards, shut in a storage room, shackled and restrained with his face to the ground, according to an autopsy report obtained by The Associated Press. Patrick Odale's death on Dec. 28, 2023, at the Southern Desert Correctional Center has been ruled a homicide. The autopsy report finalized in late August follows a nearly nine-month coroner investigation into Odale's death at the mostly medium security prison near Las Vegas. The Clark County coroner's office found Odale, who was 39, died of “ positional and mechanical asphyxia in the setting of law enforcement restraint." Michael Freeman, an Oregon-based forensic pathology expert who was not involved in the investigation, said “mechanical and positional asphyxia" typically happens when a person is restrained while face down with their hands behind their back, as pressure is placed on their torso, arms or nec