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Family files $2.7M lawsuit after inmate's overdose death

Summary by WREG News
TIPTON COUNTY, Tenn. — The family of a woman who died from a fentanyl overdose while in custody at the Tipton County Jail filed a lawsuit against the Tipton County Sheriff's Department, Sheriff Shannon Beasley, and an inmate who allegedly smuggled the drug into the facility. The suit comes after the June 2024 death of Vicki Anne Holifield, who was found unresponsive while in custody. Holifield's family alleges that systemic failures by the Sheri…

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WREG News broke the news in Memphis, United States on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
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