Man charged with child sex crimes found dead in Grenada County jail cell

Inmate locked up on child sex crime charges found dead in Grenada County jail

An investigation is underway following the death of an inmate in Grenada County. Officials confirmed that Everett Lynn Welch Sr. was discovered deceased at the county’s adult detention center on Wednesday. Welch had been locked up back in March on charges of touching a child for lustful purposes and statutory rape. At this time, officials have not announced the inmate’s cause of death, though foul play is not suspected. The Grenada County Sherif…

Man charged with child sex crimes found dead in Grenada County jail cell

GRENADA — A Grenada County man who was jailed on child sex crime charges was found dead in his cell Tuesday morning, according to jail officials. Everett Lynn Welch Sr. was found deceased in his cell at the Grenada County Adult Detention Center on the morning of May 27, 2026. The circumstances of his death are under investigation, and jail officials said no further comment would be made at this time. Welch, who had been held at the facility sinc…

Pastor jailed on child sex crimes found dead in cell

A Grenada pastor and school bus driver who has been behind bars for more than two months on child sex charges was found dead Wednesday morning.