A Clark County Detention Center inmate jailed in an attempted murder case is accused of fatally injuring his cellmate during a fight, according to Metro Police.
Blancy Yonko, 59, died Tuesday from strangulation at University Medical Center, accordign to police and the Clark County Coroner’s Office.
Steven Revell, 39, who was booked a week earlier on counts of attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and illegal drug possession, is now also facing a count of murder, police said.
Officers conducting a walk-through found Yonko unconscious on the floor of the cell, police said. He was taken to UMC in critical condition.