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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Sep 11, 2023

Police are investigating the death of a man who was found unresponsive in his cell Friday evening, WSMV reports. According to the station, officers at the Nashville-Davidson County Maximum Correctional Center discovered 60-year-old Phillip Pharris around 5:15 p.m. CDT. Medical staff were called in to assist and began CPR when they arrived. Pharris was pronounced dead at 5:55 p.m. He had been in custody since June 9 on two counts of probation violation with an arrest history of controlled substance possession, theft, vandalism and aggravated assault. An investigation is underway but foul play is not suspected.