Alex Billmeyer
Alex Billmeyer, 29, died on May 26, 2019, after he was held at the Dubuque County Jail in Dubuque, Iowa. His mother, Carmen Billmeyer, and sister, Rachel Brown, said police took him from a house while they pleaded for medical help for him, and his sister said he had overamped before and been taken to the hospital. A preliminary autopsy was inconclusive and toxicology results were pending, and the Dubuque County Sheriff's Department has said the jail believes it followed its policy. His mother's lawsuit alleges that deputies and officers did not follow jail medical-care policies and that delays in response contributed to his death, a claim the defendants dispute.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). His mother's lawsuit attributes his death to methamphetamine intoxication and says sheriff's deputies and police officers failed to follow jail medical-care policies and delayed his care, while the preliminary autopsy was inconclusive and toxicology was pending.
Reported by: news report; mother's lawsuit (Carmen Billmeyer) (family or their lawyers).