The death of an inmate at the Loudon County Detention Facility sparked an investigation by the TBI.
LOUDON
COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - The death of an inmate at the Loudon
County Detention Facility prompted an investigation by the
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
According
to a release from the Loudon County Sheriff’s Office, District
Attorney General Russell Johnson requested the TBI’s help after
an inmate died at the Loudon County Detention Facility November
17. The inmate is identified as 36-year-old Joseph Aaron Mabry,
of Knoxville.
“It is our
standard procedure for these matters to be investigated by the
TBI”, Johnson said.
The
release said Mabry was at the jail on charges of criminal
impersonation and theft of property, and that he was being held
for Knox County on numerous outstanding warrants.
The DA
said an autopsy was scheduled for Thursday at the Knox County
Regional Forensics Center.