Died in custody
Name not reported
A woman was taken into custody by a Meigs County deputy in Tennessee on February 14, 2024, and was being driven to the county jail in his patrol car. The deputy stopped responding to dispatch, and the car went into the Tennessee River, where both of them were found dead in the submerged vehicle. Meigs County District Attorney Russell Johnson said officials are operating on the theory that the crash was an accident on an unfamiliar, poorly lit road.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. Meigs County District Attorney Russell Johnson says the patrol car crash into the Tennessee River was an accident on an unfamiliar, poorly lit road.
Reported by: Meigs County District Attorney Russell Johnson.