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Ronald Lee Winborne

Gender : Male

Age : 57

Race : White

Date : 03/21/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Henderson

County : Clark

State : Nevada

Agency : Henderson Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Beaten/bludgeoned

Event : Died in jail secondary to untreated broken bone sustained by attack by off-duty officer

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Ronald Lee Winborne, 57, was violently attacked by a Henderson PD off-duty officer who alleged that Winborne was “waving a knife.” There is no BWC footage as the officer was off duty. The officer tasered, cuffed and arrested him. He was taken to detention where was left for a week until he was found to be “in decline” and taken to the hospital where he died from an untreated broken collarbone. It is unknown whether he asked for medical help in this condition and why this was not done considering his injuries. The unnamed officer was cleared by their PD by internal investigation and faced no charges. The ”knife” causing the off-duty officer to fear for his life was a 7-inch butter knife.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://apnews.com/article/police-custody-death-nevada-vegas-video-fd621f22f8dca72215e6740c69c496c8