TBI investigating death involving law enforcement

A suspect was pronounced dead after an incident with law enforcement last week and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is investigating it.On Friday, Oct. 30 at a residence located on Maple Springs Road, a Monroe County Sheriff’s Department deputy responded in an attempt to serve an active arrest warrant on John Bishop. Upon arrival, the deputy made contact with Bishop in the driveway of the property and advised him of the active arrest warrant.During the encounter, Bishop’s behavior reportedly quickly escalated and he fled from the deputy. The deputy deployed his taser, making contact with Bishop. However, the deputy was unable to take Bishop into custody due to, according to law enforcement, continued resistance, failure to comply with verbal commands and attempts to remove the taser probes.The deputy continued issuing commands in an effort to gain compliance.

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