Authorities investigating Bledsoe County Jail inmate’s death
PIKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennessee authorities say they are investigating the weekend death of an inmate at the Bledsoe County Jail.
Media outlets report the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the inmate as 33-year-old Christopher Axmacher. He was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday.
The TBI says efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital.
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death.
