Recovered bodies of deputy, arrested woman found in river
DECATUR, TN – The bodies of a newly-appointed deputy and a woman he had detained were found in the Tennessee River, approximately 24 hours after their disappearance. Meigs County Deputy R.J. Leonard was reported missing Wednesday night following a response to a call near a highway bridge. Leonard’s first interaction with dispatchers occurred at approximately 9:48 pm local time, after which he took a woman into custody and began transport to the Meigs County jail, …