JAMES E. CARRIER

An Inmate Has Died After An Alleged Assault At The Sullivan County Correctional Facility. 48 Year Old Andrew Charles Grodes Of Bristol Tennessee Was Found Unresponsive In His Cell On July 1st. Life Saving Measures Were Preformed Until Ems Arrived And Transported Him To The Hospital Where He Died On July 2nd. An Investigation Revealed 44 Year Old James Edward Carrier Of Kingsport, One Of Grodes’ Cell Mates Allegedly Inflicted The Injuries That Led To Grodes’ Death. Carrier Is Charged With Attempted First Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault By Strangulation, And Aggravated Assault By Serious Bodily Injury. The Investigation Continues With More Charges To Follow.