Reality TV star Chad Ollinger has been charged with murder after his cellmate was found dead at the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas.
Ollinger, 41, has starred in Discovery Channel’s “Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch” since the show first aired in 2021.
He was arrested and taken into custody in Nevada on Oct. 27 after being identified as a fugitive from another state, according to Clark County Detention Center records.
On Friday night at around 11:20 PT, correction officers were conducting routine checks when they found Ollinger's cellmate "lying motionless inside of a cell," according to a statement released by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
The Clark County Coroner’s Office identified the cellmate as Christopher Kelly, 42.
Kelly was "suffering from apparent blunt force injuries" and "was pronounced deceased at the scene," the statement added.
Ollinger, who was identified as Kelly's cellmate, was taken into custody.
Investigators discovered that "a physical altercation occurred" between Kelly and Ollinger inside of the cell, leading to Ollinger being "rebooked for Open Murder," according to the LVMPD.
His father, Duane Ollinger, owns Blind Frog Ranch in eastern Utah, where the Discovery show is filmed.
The series follows the father-son duo as they explore the property in hopes of finding a fortune in gold.
