Greene County Authorities Are Investigating The Death Of An Inmate Who Walked About From A Sheriff’s Department Work Detail Earlier This Month. The Body Of 26 Year Old Tommy Dean Nelson Was Found In A Field. According To Sheriff Pat Hankins, Officers Spotted Nelson Last Week In The Newsmansville Are, But He Fled On Foot. A Farmer Checking Fencing On His Property Along Walkertown Road Discovered The Man’s Body And Contacted Law Enforcement. Nelson’s Body Has Been Taken To Johnson City For An Autopsy To Determine The Cause Of Death. He Had Been Jailed On Charges Of Drug Possession, Resisting Arrest, And Violating Probation.