The Lyon County Sheriff’s Office issued the following statement regarding a death that occurred New Years Eve:
On December 31, 2025, the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office Sex Offender Task Force responded to a residence in the Dayton area following an anonymous tip regarding a convicted sex offender who had failed to register as required by law.
Members of the Task Force located the individual and placed the subject under arrest for failure to register as a sex offender.
The subject was transported from the Dayton area to the Lyon County Jail for booking. While en route, the transporting deputy stopped at the Silver Springs Substation to adjust the subject’s restraints.
Upon arrival at the substation, the deputy discovered the subject to be unresponsive.
Deputies immediately removed the subject from the vehicle and initiated CPR. Central Lyon Fire personnel arrived on scene and assumed lifesaving efforts. Despite these efforts, the subject was pronounced deceased.
Pursuant to the Regional Critical Incident Investigation Protocol, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office and the Nevada State Police, Investigations Division will conduct the investigation into the death.
The identity of the subject will be withheld pending notification of next of kin.
This is preliminary information. As additional or new information becomes available, the information will be released in a timely manner.
