Funeral services will be Friday at the National Cemetery for a disabled Navy veteran from Hixson who was attacked by an inmate at the McMinn County Jail.
Timothy Brian Cook, 48, died Saturday after being airlifted to UT Hospital in Knoxville.
He had been arrested in Athens on a driving while intoxicated charge.
Sheriff Joe Guy told the Athens Post Athenian that Cook was in a booking area with 24-year-old Jerrod Jones.
He said Jones, after making a phone call, suddenly began a surprise attack on Cook. He said the attack lasted about 20 seconds before guards were able to pull him off.
Family friends said he had little brain activity after the attack.
Jones had been taken to jail for misdemeanor charges of shoplifting, theft and trespassing.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began investigating at the request of 10th District Attorney General Stephen Crump.
The TBI obtained an assault charge for Jones. That is expected to be upgraded following the victim's death.
Family members said Tim Cook "enjoyed anything that was military and the Tennessee Vols." He was of the Baptist faith.
He is survived by his son, Gavin Cook, and his mother Jaimie; parents John and Liz Cook of Hixson; brothers Jeff ( Angela) Cook of Ringgold, Ga., and Mark ( Casey) Cook of Chattanooga.
The family will receive friends on Friday from 11-1 p.m. at Lane Funeral Home, Ashland Terrace
Graveside will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. on Friday at Chattanooga National Cemetery with Military Honors.