Las Vegas jail warden loses job after allegedly biting colleague’s ear throughout argument at vacation get together | EUROtoday

A warden at a Las Vegas-area jail has misplaced his job after being accused of biting a colleague’s ear throughout an argument at a vacation get together.

Manuel Portillo, who ran the Southern Desert Correctional Center, was on the Nevada Department of Corrections vacation get together on the Palace Station Hotel and Casino on December 13, 2025, when he obtained right into a bodily altercation with a division worker, in accordance with a police report obtained by 8 News Now Investigators.

The unnamed worker advised police Portillo, who gave the impression to be drunk, began cursing at him and chest-bumped him.

“Don’t call me [expletive] [expletive]I’ll beat your [expletive] ass. Do you have a problem? What’s up [expletive]do something,” Portillo advised the worker, in accordance with the report.

During the battle, the worker claimed that Portillo grabbed the again of his neck and bit his ear.

Portillo grabbed his colleague’s chains and mentioned, “I’ll take your chains, [expletive],” the police report mentioned.

The report says that safety cameras caught the “battery.” The Independent has reached out to Stations Casinos, which owns Palace Station, however they declined to touch upon the alleged altercation.

The Nevada Department of Corrections advised The Independent that Portillo not works for the division as of final Friday.

“We cannot comment further on personnel matters,” the division mentioned.

According to his biography, Portillo had been working for the division since 2005. During his time on the division, Portillo moved up from correctional officer to senior correctional officer to sergeant after which lieutenant. He additionally intermittently oversaw the Southern Correctional Emergency Response Team throughout his tenure.

Aside from his work with the division, Portillo served within the Air Force, finishing 5 deployments to Kuwait, Pakistan, and Oman.

It’s unclear whether or not Portillo has or can be charged in reference to the incident.

The Independent has reached out to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for remark.