Death at Bedford County Jail being Investigated

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate the death of a Bedford County inmate that occurred on New Year’s Eve.
Other inmates reported to jail personnel that the man identified as Juan Carlos Mendoza had stopped breathing. He was pronounced dead at 10:20 p.m.
Sheriff Austin Swing says that the TBI was called to investigate the death, which is standard procedure.
No foul play is suspected in the 32 year-old Shelbyville man’s death. An autopsy is being conducted.