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Robert Villalobos

38 years old · died April 19, 2025 · High Desert State Prison, Clark County, Nevada

Robert Villalobos, 38, died on April 19, 2025, while held at High Desert State Prison in Indian Springs, Nevada, in the custody of the Nevada Department of Corrections. The Clark County Coroner's Office ruled his death a homicide from multiple sharp force injuries, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. The Nevada Department of Corrections said his death was not related to the death of Michael Sonner, and both deaths remain under investigation.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Clark County Coroner's Office ruled his death a homicide from multiple sharp force injuries, and the Nevada Department of Corrections says the death remains under investigation and is not related to another death at the prison.

Reported by: Clark County Coroner's Office (medical examiner or coroner); Nevada Department of Corrections (the agency that held him).

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