Michael Ray Stice

Age : 62

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 10/05/2025

Location : New Highway 68 and Turnpike Road

City : Madisonville

County : Monroe

State : Tennessee

Agency : Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, Madisonville Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Died after being tased and restrained during arrest

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 10/05/2025, an officer driving to begin his shift in Madisonville saw several people standing around a truck at the intersection of New Highway 68 and Turnpike Road. The officer stopped and instructed the driver, 62-year-old Michael Ray Stice, to put the vehicle in park. After additional officers arrived, police said Stice attempted to flee on foot. Officers tased him three times and struggled to handcuff him. Once restrained, they noticed he had turned blue. Stice was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is conducting an independent investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/tbi-investigating-after-man-becomes-unresponsive-dies-following-arrest-monroe-county/51-cf3b9967-ebca-4dac-8fb5-41c8ba40d5a1
https://www.991thesportsanimal.com/2025/10/08/man-who-died-while-in-custody-may-have-overdosed-monroe-county-sheriff-says/
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/mcso-new-details-man-dies-in-custody-sunday-evening/51-4309ac5f-cc08-420e-94f4-ab1d2da5f98d