Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died October 11, 2014 · Sullivan County Jail, Sullivan County, Tennessee

A man held at the Sullivan County Correctional Facility in Blountville, Tennessee, died at a local hospital on October 11, 2014, after he stopped breathing, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office said the cause of death had not yet been determined, and it has not released his name or any details about his time in custody. Local station WCYB first reported that his heart had stopped, then changed that wording to match the sheriff's account.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Sullivan County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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