Allan F. Tucker II
Allan F. Tucker II, 32, cared for his father, who uses a wheelchair, and his family describes him as a proud Crossroads native and a steady presence for his uncles, friends and mentees. Alexandria police arrested him at an apartment complex on North Beauregard Street on August 15, 2025, and he was held in the back of a police cruiser in the sallyport of the Alexandria jail for roughly 35 to 45 minutes during a shift change. An independent policing auditor found that officers ignored his repeated requests to be taken to a hospital and that he never received a nurse's medical screening before intake. The Sheriff's Office said its internal review found no policy violations but has not released that review, and the medical examiner attributed his death to cocaine and cocaethylene intoxication and ruled it accidental. The Commonwealth's Attorney declined to file criminal charges against the officers, which his family disputes as they press for accountability, and a city review board sent the auditor's investigation back as incomplete in July 2026.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The medical examiner ruled cocaine and cocaethylene intoxication an accident, while his family says his injuries happened in the police cruiser, and an independent auditor found officers ignored his requests to go to a hospital.
Reported by: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Alexandria Police Department (the agency that held him); Tucker's family (family or their lawyers).
News reports (19)
- Investigation underway after man dies in Alexandria police custody
- Man dies in Alexandria police custody after being arrested for public intoxication
- Woodbridge man dies in Alexandria police custody after public intoxication arrest
- Alexandria man's death in police custody prompts multiple investigations
- Family member launches GoFundMe for man who died in Alexandria police custody
- Alexandria police release bodycam footage of man who died in custody
- Body Camera Footage Shows Alexandria Police In-Custody Death Unfold
- Alexandria police face no charges for in-custody death
- Alexandria police review board sets hearing on in-custody death of Allan Tucker
- Auditor finds Alexandria police violated policy in Allan Tucker's in-custody death, urges broader jail oversight
- Auditor finds Alexandria police disregarded man’s hospital requests before in-custody death
- Alexandria Sheriff’s Office finds no policy violations in death of man awaiting jail booking
- Alexandria Sheriff's Office finds no policy violations in its own review of Allan Tucker's in-custody death, declines to release report
- Family of man who died in Alexandria police custody demands accountability at hearing
- Tucker family members call for officers to be criminally charged at emotional public hearing; civilian board recesses without a decision
- Tucker case returns to auditor as Alexandria's civilian police board finds investigation incomplete
- City Council to vote on expanding probe into in-custody death of Allan Tucker II
- Alexandria City Council unanimously approves reopening Tucker investigation
- Alexandria City Council OKs additional investigation into in-custody death of Allan Tucker II