"A Discovery Channel reality star allegedly beat his cellmate to death in a Las Vegas jail and is now facing a murder charge, authorities said. Chad Ollinger, 41, was the only other person in the cell with the dead prisoner, Las Vegas police said in a press release Saturday. Ollinger is a star on Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, which has run for five seasons on Discovery."
"Guards at Clark County Detention Center were conducting routine checks around 11:15 p.m. Friday when they passed Ollinger's cell and found the other prisoner was unconscious, cops said. The other man has not been publicly identified. The man was suffering from apparent blunt force injuries and first responders provided aid, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene, Las Vegas police said."
"The reality star also has a history of prior run-ins with the law. In November 2024, he was involved in a motorcycle chase in Texas after running a stop sign in front of a cop car and then speeding off, authorities said at the time. Three months later, he was arrested again in Texas for driving without a license. In July 2025, his family reported him missing out of Amarillo, but he was found shortly afterward in Albuquerque, N.M."
Chad Ollinger, 41, is accused of fatally beating his cellmate in the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas. Guards discovered the unconscious prisoner during a routine check around 11:15 p.m. and first responders pronounced him dead at the scene after apparent blunt force injuries. Ollinger was the only other person in the cell and had engaged in a physical altercation with the victim earlier that day. He had been held on an out-of-state contempt-of-court warrant since Oct. 27. Ollinger has prior legal issues, including a November 2024 motorcycle chase in Texas, an arrest for driving without a license, and a July 2025 missing-person report. He stars on Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch.
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