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June 3, 2024

Inmate Found Dead In Union County Jail

Morgan Howard

According to WTVA, an inmate was found dead in a cell at Union County Jail.

The incident happened Saturday afternoon. MBI is investigating.

Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards told WTVA that 36-year-old Kenneth Bennett of Blue Springs, Miss. died of an apparent suicide.

A detention officer found him at around 4 p.m.

WTVA reported that Bennett was being held in Union County for MDOC on a charge of commercial burglary and grand larceny.

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