Died in jail or a lockup
Gage Dalling
Gage Dalling, 28, of Smithville, died in February 2022 after being found unresponsive in his cell at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center, according to WKRN News 2 and The Daily News Journal. The Rutherford County Sheriff's Office reported that he was taken to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, where he later died. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating, and the cause and manner of his death had not been determined when the reports were published.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Rutherford County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Rutherford County District Attorney General Jennings Jones; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).