Tyrone Elliott Montgomery
Tyrone Elliott Montgomery died on January 4, 2019, while held at the South Central Correctional Facility in Clifton, Tennessee, in Wayne County. WZTV reported that he was injured in a fight with another man held at the prison around midday that Friday. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, working with the Tennessee Department of Correction, investigated his death as a homicide. The Department of Correction's Office of Investigations and Compliance also investigated, and the other man was identified and remains in custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation investigated the death as a homicide, and investigators identified another inmate, who was later indicted on a first degree murder charge.
Reported by: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); Tennessee Department of Correction (the agency that held him).