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MAN ARRESTED IN KNOXVILLE AND DIES OVERNIGHT IN CUSTODY

Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are investigating after a man died while in Knoxville Police Department custody.

KPD officers made a traffic stop around 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 6 in the area of Linden Avenue and Cherry Street, a report from the KPD said. During the stop, officers discovered that the man had outstanding warrants and began transporting him to a detention facility in a KPD transport wagon.

While in the wagon, the man became unresponsive for unknown reasons, according to KPD representative Scott Erland. The man later died after being transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Erland said.

2 COMMENTS

  • Tim

    What is this news here. You are already showing your true colors of publishing left leaning articles. The only reason you are posting this because a guy died in police custody.

  • Anonymous

    Tim proves he’s an idiot…
    go collect your reward behind the urinal