A Sullivan County Jail Inmate Is Dead After He Was Found Hanging In His Cell. 41 Year Old Joey Edward Cunningham Was In Jail On Charges Of Initiation Of Process Intended To Manufacture Meth And Possession Of Drug Paraphernalia. Officers Checking The Area Discovered Him Hanging By A Bed Sheet Tied To An Air Vent. Cunningham Was Given CPR Until EMS Arrived And Then Transported To Bristol Regional Medical Center. He Had Been In Jail Since June 11th. The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Is Looking Into The Death At The Request Of The Sheriff’s Office.