Ely State Prison Scott Dozier
Soon he started telling friends and family that he wanted to drop his appeals too.
Ely state prison scott dozier. Dozier was 48 years old at the time of his death. In the afternoon of january 5 2019 correctional officers found inmate scott raymond dozier hanging from a bed sheet tied to an air vent in his cell at ely state prison in ely nevada. Dozier was committed to the nevada prison in 2007 after a clark county jury convicted him of first degree murder in the death of 22 year old jeremiah miller whose body he had sawed into pieces and. Prison officials are investigating the death as an apparent suicide.
Nevada s death row is located at ely state prison in ely a remote mountain town. On january 5 2019 dozier was found dead in his death row cell at the ely state prison in ely nevada having hanged himself from a bed sheet attached to an air vent in the cell. According to the release dozier was housed alone at the time and staff attempted to provide emergency medical care until help arrived. Scott raymond dozier 48 was found unresponsive in his solo death row cell at the state s maximum security prison in ely department of corrections spokeswoman brooke santina told the associated.