A Whitley County Detention Center inmate died Wednesday morning at Jellico Community Hospital.
Ronald Shannon Lawson, 26, of Shelby Hurst Road, Williamsburg, became unresponsive at 6:30 a.m.
Deputy jailers started CPR and notified Whitley County EMS, which transported Lawson to the Jellico Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:10 a.m.
The cause of death is pending the autopsy report.
Lawson was being held on a $7,500 cash bond after being arrested on July 24 by Williamsburg police for speeding, operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol/drugs, and first-degree possession of a controlled substance.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges during his July 26 arraignment before District Judge Cathy Prewitt, who scheduled an Aug. 2 preliminary hearing in his case.
Lawson is survived by his wife, Shawnda Lawson, of Williamsburg and two children.
He was a member of Hanging Rock Baptist Church.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time, and will be announced later by Croley Funeral Home.
Lawson will be laid to rest in the Freeman Cemetery in the Hanging Rock Community of Williamsburg.
No further details are available at this time.
