Died in jail or a lockup
Jeffrey Neil Watkins
Jeffrey Neil Watkins was found dead in his cell at the Rutherford County Jail in April 2012. A state health inspection later found that people held at the jail were not being adequately supervised. The same inspection found that the intercom meant to let them call for help was broken. The records provided do not establish how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (neglect alleged). A state health inspection found that inmates were not adequately supervised and that the intercom meant to let Watkins call for help was broken, but no source in the record states how he died.
Reported by: Department of Health and Human Services.