Died in jail or a lockup
Michael Wayne Harris
Michael Wayne Harris was 46. He died by suicide at the Monroe County Jail in Tennessee on the morning of Dec. 15, 2025, according to the Monroe County sheriff. He was taken to Sweetwater Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating, as it does with every in-custody death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide
Reported by: Monroe County Sheriff (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.