An autopsy confirmed the death of a Churchill County Jail inmate as a suicide. Sheriff Ben Trotter said Billey Stanberry’s death was ruled suicide by hanging after deputies discovered the Fallon resident’s body at about 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday. Stanberry was found hanging from the cell bars as his cellmate slept. Trotter said the investigation is still open, although the CCSO is waiting for a toxicology report. Stanberry, 48, was also a person of interest by the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office in the murder of Ryan Petty, 47, of Spanish Springs. Trotter said Stanberry’s cellmate was questioned about the death, …
UPDATE: Inmate’s death ruled a suicide
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