Murder suspect hangs self

Knoxville News Sentinel ^ | 6/12/5 | Bryan Mitchell

[eastforker]

Leftover rope from the inmate before?

[muggs]

This would have the added benefit of saving us taxpayers quite a lot of money.

Yes and in this case, it will spare a judge and jury from having to hear all the horrid details of this poor little kids' life and death.

[BlueNgold]

perhaps looonngg shoelaces should be issued to more of these thugs...

[DumpsterDiver]

Authorities were unable to explain the presence of a five foot rope and a 6 foot step ladder found inside Reed's cell.

Maybe this sentence from the article explains it:

Reed committed suicide after deputies took special care with the murder suspect.

And then here's my favorite quote:

Joe May said news of Reed's death was bittersweet. "I don't feel a bit better," he said. "If the inmates would have beat his eyes out, maybe that would have done it, but I don't feel a bit better."

[festus]

Reed committed suicide after deputies took special care with the murder suspect. Due to the nature of the charge, he was placed in protective custody and checked on every 30 minutes, Strow said.

The special care should consist of putting a noose and a wobbly step stool in the cell. The checked on every 30 minutes should be "Let us know if you need any help fitting that thing around yer neck punk.

[Gondring]

Saturday afternoon around 1:25 p.m., a Marion County corrections officer discovered Reed had hung himself ...

My thought is that he hanged himself (even if self-implemented). If he'd just hung himself, there wouldn't be much of a story--they'd just get him down.