Overview
- The Nevada Board of Parole Commissioners refused his request after a May hearing in which Ruggs addressed the board, and he will remain in custody at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center.
- On Thursday, June 11, 2026, the board issued the denial but did not publicly detail the specific reasons for its decision.
- Ruggs pleaded guilty in May 2023 to felony DUI causing death and misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter and was sentenced in August 2023 to three to 10 years in prison for the Nov. 2, 2021 crash that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor and her dog.
- Police and coroner reports say Ruggs’ Corvette reached about 156 mph, he refused field sobriety tests at the scene, and a blood test within two hours showed a BAC of roughly 0.161, about twice Nevada’s legal limit.
- He was moved to a medium-security facility in late 2025, has completed programs and earned a degree while incarcerated, and can next seek parole roughly three months before his mandatory release date of Aug. 24, 2027.