Suspect in kidnapping and murder of an 18-year-old Nevada woman committed suicide in jail

According to a news statement from the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, the man suspected of killing Naomi Irion, an 18-year-old who vanished in March 2022 from a Walmart parking lot in Nevada, committed suicide.

The man accused of killing Naomi Irion, an 18-year-old who vanished in March 2022 from a Walmart parking lot in Nevada, committed suicide, according to a news release from the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. (Photo: Court TV)

Deputies discovered Driver unresponsive and attempted to revive him

The press announcement stated that Troy Driver, 43, was detained in custody while being tried for the murder of Naomi Irion. He was isolated from other prisoners and housed in a jail cell with extreme security.

During a normal inmate check on Sunday afternoon, deputies discovered Driver unresponsive and attempted to revive him, according to the sheriff’s office.

In a report from CNN, before Irion’s body was discovered more than two weeks after she vanished, he had just been jailed. On the murder charge, his bail had been rejected that April.

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Driver kidnapped and killed Irion

Irion was last seen in her automobile in a parking area in remote Fernley, Nevada, before dawn on March 12, 2022, according to authorities. She was allegedly waiting there to join a shuttle to head to work, according to her sister.

Approximately one minute before Irion’s car was observed leaving the parking lot with the man driving, a man in a gray hooded sweatshirt can be seen on surveillance camera approaching Irion’s vehicle at 5:24 in the morning, Detective Erik Kusmerz revealed days later at a press conference. Three days later, the automobile was discovered close to the Walmart.

In an effort to cover up his crime, Driver kidnapped and killed Irion, then buried her body, claims an amended criminal complaint submitted to the Justice Court of Canal Township in Lyon County. According to the document, he was accused of murder, kidnapping in the first degree, robbery, breaking into a car, and destroying evidence, reports Court TV.

Authorities responding to a tip, they claim, found Irion’s body in a rural area of nearby Churchill County.

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