Died in jail or a lockup
Christopher S. Ellis
Christopher S. Ellis, 44, died in May 2022 while held at the Benton County Jail in Tennessee. An autopsy determined that he died of a drug overdose. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, which looked into the death at the request of the district attorney, said another person held at the jail supplied the drugs. A person held at the jail has since been indicted in connection with supplying them.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. An autopsy determined the death was a drug overdose, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation found that another detainee supplied the drugs.
Reported by: autopsy; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).