The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have been investigating the death of a DeKalb County jail inmate.
In a brief prepared statement, Sheriff Patrick Ray says that 34 year old Jackie Lee Snider of Hurricane Ridge Road Dowelltown, was pronounced dead at DeKalb Community Hospital Saturday at approximately 2:32 p.m.
Sheriff Ray asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for their assistance in the case. An autopsy was performed by the State Medical Examiner’s office in Nashville.
On Sunday January 31st, Sheriff Ray said he was contacted by the District Attorney General Randy York and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation about the case. Both agencies reported that there were no findings from the autopsy that indicated any foul play. The cause of Snider’s death appeared to be of natural causes.
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