Died in jail or a lockup
Joseph Dewhurst
Joseph Dewhurst, 36, died on July 22, 2020, while held at the Bradley County Jail in Cleveland, Tennessee. The Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his cell that Wednesday afternoon. A news report gave COVID-19 as the cause of death. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said it would investigate the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. A news report attributes the death to COVID-19, and the Sheriff's Office says he was found unresponsive in his cell and that the medical examiner pronounced him dead, with the TBI investigating.
Reported by: news report; Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); medical examiner or coroner; TBI (outside investigators).