Troy Driver, suspected killer of Naomi Irion, pronounced dead in suspected suicide
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Sun, 08/06/2023 - 8:46pm
On August 6, 2023, at 1817 hours, deputies assigned to the Lyon County Jail were conducting routine hourly cell checks and conducting inmate head counts when they discovered an inmate who was unresponsive.
Upon discovering the inmate, Deputies immediately entered the cell and started lifesaving measures to include CPR. The on duty Jail Control Room Officer requested an ambulance, which was in turn dispatched to the jail.
While deputies performed CPR on the inmate, medical personnel with the Yerington / Mason Valley Fire Department arrived and took over lifesaving attempts of the inmate. CPR was continued and after several rounds with no effect, fire department medical personnel contacted an emergency room doctor through regional medical control who was advised of the lifesaving attempt and advised medical personnel on scene to terminate CPR and pronounce the inmate deceased.
The deceased inmate is identified as 43-year-old Troy Driver, who was in custody on murder charges and awaiting trial, for the murder of Naomi Irion. Preliminary details thus far indicate that Driver committed suicide by asphyxiation.
Driver was housed in a maximum security jail cell and had no contact with other inmates.
Per Lyon County Sheriff’s Office policy, an outside agency is required to conduct in custody death investigations. The Nevada State Police Division of Investigations was requested to respond to the Lyon County jail to complete a full and thorough investigation surrounding the events leading to Driver’s death.
At this time, there are no further details surrounding the death and investigation that will be released. A press conference to release additional information surrounding the case and the death will be scheduled in the future.
I want to express my sincerest condolences to the Irion family. My thoughts and prayers are with you. Respectfully,
Sheriff Brad Pope
