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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Tenn. – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is investigating injuries that led to the death of an inmate of the Montgomery County Jail Monday night.

According to Jamie Dexter, Interim Public Information Officer with MCSO, preliminary findings show that Barry Wade Hobbs, 53, jumped from the upper level of a cell block and sustained several injuries. He was transported to Gateway Medical Center, and to Vanderbilt University Medical Center from there.

Hobbs died on Tuesday evening.

The investigation is ongoing and more information will be released at the conclusion of the investigation.