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James William Gann III

36 years old · died March 16, 2019 · Franklin County Jail, Franklin County, Tennessee

James William Gann III, 36, of Decherd, died on March 16, 2019, while held at the Franklin County Jail in Winchester, Tennessee. The Franklin County Sheriff's Office said the death appeared to be a suicide, according to spokesman Sgt. Chris Guess. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation assisted in examining the death. The sheriff's office's account has not been independently established.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. Franklin County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Chris Guess described his death as an apparent suicide.

Reported by: Franklin County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Chris Guess (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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