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Bledsoe Co. Inmate Death Under Investigation

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Authorities said they're investigating the weekend death of an inmate at the Bledsoe County Jail.

Media outlets reported the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation identified the inmate as 33-year-old Christopher Axmacher. He was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday.

TBI officials said efforts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead at a hospital.

An autopsy was set to be performed to determine the cause of death.