Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A man died at the Bradley County Jail in Cleveland, Tennessee, on April 19, 2018, hours after being taken there following an overnight arrest. He was found dead at about 8 a.m. that Thursday. District Attorney Steve Crump asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to investigate and said he expects the death to be ruled an overdose. As of that afternoon, he had not been identified.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. District Attorney Steve Crump said he expects the death to be ruled an overdose.
Reported by: District Attorney Steve Crump (outside investigators).