UNION COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — A second inmate death is under investigaiton by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents.

The TBI confirmed to 6 News Saturday evening that it was investigating the death of an inmate that happened earlier that day. At the time of their death, the inmate was in the custody of the Union County Jail.

The TBI was requested to investigate the death by 8th Judicial District Attorney General Jared Effler. A spokesperson for the agency said the investigation is ongoing.

Although the TBI did not say the two cases are connected, the TBI shared on Friday that it had been requested to investigate the in-custody death of a man, identified as Justin A. Davis, 37, who was also in Union County Jail custody.

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