Inmate Byron J. Leach, accused of sexual assault, died from an apparent suicide attempt at Union County Detention Center.

A 61-year-old inmate died while receiving medical care in the Union County jail on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, Sheriff Eddie Cathey said. Street View image from May 2023 ...

UNION COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Agents are investigating the death of a Union County inmate who was found unresponsive in his cell last week. According to the TBI, ...

A former Knox County Sheriff's Office deputy died over the weekend as an inmate in the Union County jail. Benjamin Hibbert, 52, died Sept. 6, and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is conducting an ...