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Coffee County Mayor Judd Matheny 'took drugs,' was dead for hours in car, autopsy finds
A medical examiner has ruled Coffee County Mayor Judd Ellis Matheny's death an accident after finding a mixture of cocaine and other drugs in his system. Police found 53-year-old Matheny dead inside a vehicle, in the driveway of his 1909 E. Lincoln Street home in Tullahoma after responding to a 911 call shortly after noon on April 2, The Tennessean previously reported. He had served as Coffee County mayor since 2022 and is a former state representative.
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