September 15, 2025
General
Press Release
Reception and Treatment Center (RTC)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (25-37)
CONTACT Dayne Urbanovsky, Director of Strategic Communications
OFFICE 402-479-5799 | dayne.urbanovsky@nebraska.gov
September 15, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) – Malin Choneska #220465, age 47, died September 13, 2025, at a Lincoln hospital. He was incarcerated at the Reception and Treatment Center
Choneska’s sentence began on May 23, 2025. He was serving zero to one year out of Douglas County for third offense aggravated driving under the influence.
While the cause of death has not yet been determined, Choneska was being treated for a medical condition. As is the case whenever an inmate dies in the custody of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (NDCS), a grand jury will conduct an investigation.
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