TBI Identifies Inmate Found Dead at Campbell County Jail, Marks Fourth Death Agency Investigating
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TBI Identifies Inmate Found Dead at Campbell County Jail, Marks Fourth Death Agency Investigating

Campbell County, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: An investigation is underway, and officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have released the name of the inmate who died over the weekend at the Campbell County Jail.

TBI says agents responded to the jail for a reported death Sunday morning; officials confirming Monday the identity of the deceased as 52-year-old Mark Garner.

Officials report that Garner’s body was sent for an autopsy; there is no word as to the cause or circumstances surrounding his death.

It marks the fourth Campbell County Jail death the TBI has been asked to investigate since April.

ORIGINAL STORY: An investigation is underway at the Campbell County Jail by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation after agents respond to the jail for a reported death.

Information is extremely limited at this time into yesterday morning’s (Sunday) discovery, including the person’s identification and the circumstances surrounding the death.

According to TBI, additional information will be released after the next of kin is contacted.

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