On March 25 around 6:49 p.m., Jackson Police received a call from a
man who had discovered two bodies, in a tent, in a wooded area in
the 1700 block of S. Highland Avenue. Officers, investigators, and
the Madison County Medical Examiner's Office investigated the
scene. The two men were transported to the Jackson Madison
County General Hospital for further investigation by the medical
examiner.
The two men have been identified as James Steven Wadley, age 52
and Tony Clifford Wadley, age 55. They were biological brothers,
who lived together, in an apartment in the 100 block of Hollywood
Drive. They had apparently been camping in the wooded area where
their bodies were discovered.
The Medical Examiner, Dr. Tony Emison, concluded that James
Wadley had blood alcohol content (BAC) of .38 and Tony Wadley
had blood alcohol content (BAC) of .29. Evidence at the scene also
suggested that the men had been drinking alcohol. Dr. Emison
determined that the cause of death was blood alcohol poisoning and
the manner of death was accidental.
