Searchers located the body of Meigs County Sheriff s Office Deputy Robert "R.J." Leonard after finding his patrol vehicle submerged in the Tennessee River earlier.
Officials say they used technology to track the deputy’s last cellphone ping near a dead-end road that leads straight into the Hiwassee (Tennessee) River.
District Attorney Russell Johnson said law enforcement officials are working to confirm if a vehicle found in the river was a Meigs County deputy's cruiser.
District Attorney Russell Johnson said law enforcement officials are working to confirm if a vehicle found in the river was a Meigs County deputy's cruiser.