Body of missing Tennessee deputy who disappeared after making arrest recovered: Officials

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — The body of a deputy who disappeared after making an arrest has been recovered, authorities said Thursday night. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee confirmed in a Facebook post that following a search with the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Deputy Robert “R.J.” Leonard had been found hours after his vehicle was located in a river.

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