BODY FOUND IN GRUNDY COUNTY BELIEVED TO BE SHAWN JACOBS

A body was located in a wooded area in Coalmont on Saturday. Authorities believe this is the body of Shawn Jacobs. An autopsy will confirm his identity. This is still an ongoing investigation. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office can’t express the help that was received in this case. Grundy County EMA, Franklin County EMA, Coffee County EMA, Monteagle Fire and Rescue, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Constable Kyle Collins, TWRA, J&B Construction, Grundy EMS, Grundy Dispatch, and all the volunteers. These agencies have been working from daylight to dark in the matter of these searches and the GCSO said they can’t express their gratefulness enough.
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office located the vehicle of Shawn Jacobs on the morning of 08/08/24 in Grundy County. The immediate area was searched with assistance of Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Monteagle Fire and Rescue, Franklin County EMA, Coffee County EMA, Grundy County EMA, Constable Kyle Collins, and J&B Construction. Shawn was not located anywhere near the vehicle.