MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) — An inmate at the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center was found dead Sunday.
Deputies at the detention center doing a "routine count" found 20-year-old Manuel Angel Blanco-Garcia unresponsive in his cell, says Chief Deputy Keith Lowery. The detention center's medical staff assessed Blanco-Garcia after assessing him. EMS paramedics later pronounced his death.
"Our heart-felt sympathy goes out to his family," said Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh after he was informed of Blanco-Garcia's death.
On Friday, Blanco-Garcia was charged with second-degree murder and four counts of felony possession of Schedule II drugs for resale.
Blanco-Garcia did not have a cell-mate, says Detective Sgt. Richard Brinkley, who is investigating Blanco-Garcia's death with lead Detective Dennis Ward.
An autopsy was requested to determine the cause of death, which will be conducted by the Rutherford County Medical Examiner's Office.
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