Report: TV star’s ‘supernatural ability’ told him cellmate was a predator before killing him

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A Discovery Channel TV star says he used his “supernatural ability” to find out his cellmate was a predator before killing him, an arrest report says.

Chad Ollinger, 41, is accused of killing his cellmate on Dec. 26 after the evening meal at the Clark County Detention Center. According to an arrest report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the victim was identified as Christopher Kelly.

The report says an officer discovered Kelly unresponsive while making rounds for medication. Ollinger was his cellmate and told police Kelly “was not feeling well.” Police entered the cell and found Kelly with blood on his face. Medical arrived and pronounced him deceased. Ollinger was placed in a temporary holding cell while police investigated.

Police said they took photographs of the cell and Kelly’s body. When it was time to photograph Ollinger’s injuries, he told officers, “good luck cracking the case.”

Officers interviewed nearby inmates in other cells. According to the arrest report, they told police they heard a fight, and someone was screaming for their life. One inmate said they heard someone scream, “they’re beating me, they’re killing me... help me.”

Police interviewed Ollinger. He told police he suffers from memory loss because of previous trauma, and he was not able to remember recent memories of his life. He said he does not have a mental illness, does not take medication, and was not diagnosed with memory loss. He said he did not ingest any drugs or alcohol.

He told police he must have done something traumatic to Kelly that caused the memory loss.

According to the arrest report, Ollinger said he had a “supernatural ability” to read people and know things about them. He said, “If I know something about somebody that’s bad, I take care of it.”

The report says his ability told him Kelly was a predator and he had a “responsibility” to identify predators because he had his own children taken away from him. Other than this ability, he told police he had no proof Kelly was a pedophile.

He said Kelly’s killing was not planned and it was spontaneous. According to the report, he said when he begins to “know” things, something “snaps.” He said he felt no emotion when he killed Kelly and said he did not care if he went to prison for the rest of his life.

Ollinger said Kelly screamed for help as he strangled him for about four to five minutes. After he died, he said he put him on the bottom bunk. He told police Kelly’s bed was the top bunk, but he couldn’t lift him there.

Ollinger found fame on The Discovery Channel’s show, “Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch.”

Jail records from Clark County show that Ollinger has been in jail since October. He was sentenced for the contempt charge on December 18. The records show he was scheduled for release on January 12, 2026.

The arrest report says Ollinger was rebooked for open murder. He is scheduled in court for a hearing Tuesday.