An investigation is underway after a female inmate died in custody at the Grundy County Jail Monday morning, according to Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum.
30-year-old Rachel Rollins was found dead in her cell at about 7 a.m.
Sheriff Shrum says deputies arrested Rollins on March 11th, and charged her with possession of heroin for resale.
Shrum says Rollins was in a cell by herself, and "it appears she may have passed out from some type of medical issue."
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now handing the case. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now handing the case.