Died in jail or a lockup
Mikaila Cherokee Perciful
Mikaila Cherokee Perciful, 26, died at the Campbell County Jail in Tennessee on June 20, 2024. She was from Knoxville, according to officials. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death, which the Campbell County sheriff's office called a tragic incident. The sheriff said the death was not an overdose, and her body was sent for an autopsy, with no cause of death yet given. Local reporting noted it was the third death at the jail in two months.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); Sheriff Wayne Barton (the agency that held her).