The TBI is now investigating an apparent suicide that took place as officers were arriving at a home to arrest a Decatur, Tennessee man on child porn charges.

Norman Douglas Burrell of Meigs County was under investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, according to District Attorney General Russell Johnson.

The agency had taken out three warrants for sexual exploitation of a minor after identifying child pornography photos and videos on his personal cell phone.

DA General Johnson told Local 3 that Burrell was a driver for the Southeast Tennessee Human Resource Agency (SETHRA), but there was no connection between the material and his job, as far as he knows.

Four deputies with the Meigs County Sheriff's Office, alongside Sheriff Brian Malone accompanied ICAC

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