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(DECATUR, Tenn.) -- The patrol vehicle of a Tennessee deputy who disappeared after making an arrest has been recovered from a river a day after he went missing, authorities said. However, the search for the deputy continues. Meigs County Deputy Robert "R.J." Leonard's vehicle was pulled from the Tennessee River on Thursday, in an area on
Tennessee deputy Robert Leonard was found dead after making his first arrest. His patrol vehicle and the woman he arrested were found in a river.
Tennessee deputy Robert Leonard was found dead after making his first arrest. His patrol vehicle and the woman he arrested were found in a river.
Tennessee deputy Robert Leonard was found dead after making his first arrest. His patrol vehicle and the woman he arrested were found in a river.
The body of a Tennessee deputy who disappeared after making an arrest has been recovered, hours after his patrol vehicle was pulled from a river, officials said Thursday night. The body of a woman handcuffed in the backseat was also recovered in the vehicle, which was found submerged in the Tennessee River, officials said. Authorities had been searching for the deputy, Robert "R.J." Leonard, after he failed to respond to a status check after taking a woman into custody around 10 p.m. local time on Wednesday, officials previously said.