Meigs County Deputy R.J. Leonard's body was found in the Tennessee River nearly 24 hours after he was last heard from on Wednesday Julia Moore is a TV writer-reporter at PEOPLE. A graduate of ...
According to the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, Leonard accidentally took a wrong turn and drove into the Tennessee River. As the cruiser hit the water, Smith was handcuffed in the back seat and ...
Moments prior, Robert John “R.J.” Leonard, Jr., 35, radioed dispatch about an alleged disturbance on the bridge over the Hiwassee River ... of Tennessee against Meigs County and Leonard ...