Claiborne County officials are investigating the case of a person found dead at a residence on Arthur Road in Harrogate Tuesday evening.
According to Capt. David Honeycutt of the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office, officers responded to a call of a suspected dead man lying near Arthur Road around 5:30 p.m.
The man, identified by Honeycutt as Jason Weaver, 34, was lying in front of a truck when officers arrived. Weaver is from the Speedwell area.
“He was kind of in transit and had stayed the night at a friend’s house there,” Honeycutt, the lead investigating officer, said. “The next day, his truck wouldn’t start and his friends said they’d bring back jumper cables.”
Before the residents returned, a neighbor saw Weaver lying in front of his truck and went to check on him, added Honeycutt. The hood was up and the keys were inside the truck.
“The neighbor realized Weaver wasn’t breathing and contacted us,” he said.
Emergency responders arrived and Weaver’s body was sent to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville for an autopsy.
“We don’t think foul play is involved, but we’re checking everything out just in case,” Honeycutt said.
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