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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 30, 2025

Another inmate at the Shelby County Jail has died, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office said in an emailed statement Tuesday. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) also confirmed it has been asked to investigate the death, The Daily Memphian reports. TBI identified the man as Rockez McDaniel and said an autopsy is being performed to determine the cause and manner of death. McDaniel was found experiencing a medical emergency at the jail on Monday and was transported to Regional One Health, where he later was pronounced dead. He had been in the jail for more than a week on charges of escape and evading arrest. McDaniel is at least the sixth inmate to die at the jail this year and the 63rd since 2019. His death also is the second this year in which TBI has been asked to investigate.