The investigation into a Johnson City man’s death five days after he fell inside the Washington County Detention Center earlier this year is over.
District Attorney General Tony Clark said he received a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report about two weeks ago and also presented the information to a grand jury. He said the TBI and grand jury panel both determined there was no wrongdoing on the part of Washington County detention officers or the Johnson City police officer who arrested Charles Williams.
Williams, 55, died Jan. 11 at the Johnson City Medical Center from a head injury. Clark said it’s his policy to always ask the TBI to investigate an inmate death to ensure there were no issues.
Read the expanded version of this report at the Johnson City Press.