The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is independently reviewing the death of 46-year-old Joey Minshew of Indiana, who died following an apparent suicide at the Cumberland County Jail on Tuesday morning, November 10, 2026.

Correctional staff and jail medical personnel responded to Minshew’s locked cell at approximately 9:26 a.m. after discovering him alone following an apparent hanging attempt. Staff initiated immediate lifesaving measures before Cumberland Medical Center transport personnel transferred him to Cumberland Medical Center, where medical staff pronounced him deceased.

Minshew had been held on an out-of-state fugitive warrant with a bond set at $750,000. Law enforcement officers from the U.S. Marshals Service Smoky Mountains Fugitive Task Force and cooperating agencies had recently taken him into custody without incident at a primitive campsite within the Catoosa Wildlife Management Area on outstanding Marshall County, Alabama warrants alleging child rape.

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is cooperating fully with the ongoing TBI investigation. Officials anticipate releasing further details as the inquiry progresses.