In separate, unrelated incidents, two male Rutherford County inmates died over the weekend. Gage Dalling, 28, of Smithville, was found unresponsive in his cell Friday morning and later died at the hospital. Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh requested the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to investigate Dalling’s death.
The second Rutherford County inmate who died over weekend, Charles Omotunde Taiwo, 39, of Murfreesboro, was found lying on the floor of his cell Sunday evening. CPR was administered and continued until Taiwo was transported to the hospital where he later died. Detective Joseph Duncan, who is investigating, said it appeared Taiwo fell from his bed, causing an injury. An autopsy was requested to determine cause of death. TBI assisted and handed the case back to sheriff’s detectives.