David Batts, 46, was admitted to a local hospital following a short stay at the jail sometime on Jan. 7 with several cuts and an extremely bruised and swollen face. He died Jan. 8.

Within minutes after David Batts entered the Knox County jail on Jan. 7, Knox County sheriff's officers pepper-sprayed, shocked him with a Taser four times and punched him as they tried to get him ...

David Batts died Jan. 8 after he was beaten by Knox County jail officers the day before. The 46-year-old Knoxville man was disoriented and acting bizarrely when police first encountered him.

Within minutes after David Batts entered the Knox County jail on Jan. 7, Knox County sheriff's officers pepper-sprayed, shocked him with a Taser four times and punched him as they tried to get him ...

“The death of David Batts is an example of unchecked brutality within the justice system,” Crump said. “His family deserves answers, accountability, and justice for this horrific loss.

David Batts died after a short stay at the jail Jan. 7. He left with several cuts and an extremely bruised and swollen face. He died Jan. 8.

Community members packed the meeting on policing issues called by Knox County Commissioner Damon Rawls following the deaths of Saint-Germain and David Batts, who died in a hospital of meningitis ...

Batts' autopsy showed the inmate died from meningitis and that he had the drug fentanyl in his system. "The death of David Batts is an example of unchecked brutality within the justice system.