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Posted by: Jarod Word on Mar 19, 2019

The state medical examiner’s office has ruled the manner of death for the man who died after a fight with guards at the Lincoln County Jail a homicide, the Elk Valley Times reports. William Barnard Hawk died from traumatic asphyxia — suffocation by intense compression of the chest — last September and was taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center where it was documented that Hawk suffered from head trauma, facial injuries and a broken nose because of the incident. No charges have yet been filed regarding Hawk’s death, however, the lawyer who is representing Hawk’s daughter said that they are considering filing a wrongful death and civil rights violations lawsuit.