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WJHL-TV: TBI investigation underway after jail inmate death

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an inmate died at the Washington County jail.

WJHL-TV cited a statement from Washington County Sheriff Ed Graybeal that says TBI officers are reviewing the death Friday of 39-year-old Jay William Davis Jr. of Jonesborough.

Graybeal said Davis was incarcerated on a charge of domestic assault.

He said foul play isn't suspected in the death.

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