District Attorney General Charme Allen will not be ordering an investigation into the death of David Batts, who died after ...

Nationally renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump is representing the family of David Batts, the former Knoxville Area ...

DA Charme Allen's office said David Batts died from bacterial meningitis, according to the preliminary autopsy results.

No charges filed in custody death of David Batts, with meningitis listed as the cause, not police confrontation.

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.

The Batts family met with Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen on Jan. 23, and she told the family her office would not bring charges against jail employees. Batts' autopsy showed the inmate ...

The Knox County District Attorney’s Office released on Thursday, Jan. 23 that no charges will be filed after a man died in the custody of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office.

DA Charme Allen said Batts did suffer injuries at the jail, but said the preliminary autopsy report from the Knox County Regional Forensic Center showed those injuries "did not cause or contribute ...

A statement from DA Charme Allen said the Medical Examiner’s Office determined his death was not caused by trauma or injury; instead he died from meningitis. Allen added that a urinalysis ...

The Batts family met with District Attorney Charme Allen. Afterward, Allen released a statement saying Batts' autopsy showed the inmate died of meningitis and that he had the drug fentanyl in his ...