The son of a woman whose body was found alongside a Meigs County sheriff's ... of his deceased mother, Tabitha Smith, on Monday in the Eastern District of Tennessee. The 16-page suit claims ...

A deputy in Tennessee crashed ... who died in the backseat as Tabitha Smith. Deputy Leonard had recently graduated from the academy and had been with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office since ...

MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - Several family members of Tabitha Smith ... as 56 mph before crashing into the Tennessee River, ultimately ending his life and Smith’s. Previous Coverage: Lack ...

The Meigs County Grand Jury has determined that the drowning deaths of deputy J.R. Leonard and prisoner Tabitha Smith in the Tennessee River was "a terrible accident." The panel recommended the ...

Leonard, a deputy with the Meigs ... of Tabitha Smith, the woman Leonard had arrested, covered in mud in the back seat, while the driver’s seat was empty. On Thursday night, the Hamilton County ...

MEIGS COUNTY, Tenn. — Tabitha Smith, 35, died after she was taken into custody by a Meigs County deputy who then drove into the Tennessee River. The deputy, Robert "RJ" Leonard, died too.

Tabitha Smith was arrested by Meigs County Sheriff’s Office Deputy RJ Leonard. Both were reported missing shortly after. The following day, Leonard’s patrol car was pulled from the Tennessee ...