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Henry Ruggs III is pictured in a Nevada Department of Corrections booking photo. (NDOC)
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III has moved to transitional housing as he continues to serve his sentence for a deadly 2021 crash.
Nevada Department of Corrections (NDOC) records show Ruggs is now a trustee in Northern Nevada Transitional Housing in Reno. He was previously being held at Northern Nevada Correctional Center in Carson City.
The NDOC website states that transitional housing in Reno is for non-violent, non-sex offender inmates who are within a year of term expiration or parole eligibility.
The facility, which can house up to 103 inmates, offers vocational training, treatment services and the ability to pursue education, including college certificates and degrees.
Ruggs agreed to serve up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2023 to driving under the influence when he crashed into another car, killing 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog.
He was eligible for parole earlier this year, but the Board of Parole Commissioners denied an early release, citing "removal from community supervision program" and "impact on victim(s) and/or community" as the reasons for the action.
The board recommended that Ruggs "participate in victim empathy programming" and avoid any disciplinary misconduct during his denial period, according to the denial order.
"Overall is the impact of this offense against the community," Commissioner Sandy Schmitt said at a May hearing. "A person lost their life, along with the beloved pet of the family, because of the incident, and we cannot discard the victim in this case."
Schmitt also said Ruggs received a write-up last year for "non-compliance with travel arrangements," which led to his removal from a transitional program in Las Vegas.
Asked to explain what happened, Ruggs said he broke a rule while trying to make himself comfortable but did not go further into detail.
He is expected to appear before the parole board again, three months before an August release date, according to the Board of Parole Commissioners.