KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Lester Isbill, the 74-year-old Monroe County man who died in February after being held more than nine hours in a restraint chair by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, succumbed due to circumstances that include dehydration and constant restraint in that chair, a newly amended autopsy report shows.
That conclusion opens up the door for the district attorney or federal authorities to proceed with a criminal investigation. Isbill was legally in the custody of the Sheriff’s Office as he lost consciousness and stopped breathing while confined in the chair.
The Regional Forensic Center formally updated the report Thursday following further medical study. WBIR obtained a copy of it Friday…