Allan Tucker II
Allan Tucker II, 32, was a caretaker for his father, who uses a wheelchair, and his brother Mack White said he had 'one of the biggest hearts anyone I have ever known.' On August 15, 2025, Alexandria police took him into custody near an apartment complex on North Beauregard Street, and he died in a patrol car in the sally port of the Alexandria jail. An independent police auditor, Ameratu Kamara, found that officers ignored his repeated requests to be taken to a hospital and that he waited 35 to 45 minutes during a shift change without a nurse's medical screening. The medical examiner ruled his death accidental, attributing it to cocaine and cocaethylene intoxication; the Commonwealth's Attorney declined criminal charges against the officers, and the Sheriff's Office said its internal review found no policy violations but has not released it. His mother, Sandra Jones, filed a federal lawsuit in October 2026 alleging that officers left him without the medical care he asked for.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose (disputed; neglect alleged). The medical examiner ruled the death accidental from cocaine and cocaethylene intoxication, while his mother's federal lawsuit says officers left him in a police cruiser for nearly 45 minutes despite his requests for a hospital, and an independent auditor found that officers violated policy.
Reported by: Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (medical examiner or coroner); his mother, Sandra Jones, in a federal lawsuit (family or their lawyers); Independent Police Auditor Ameratu Kamara (outside investigators); Alexandria Police Department (the agency that held him); Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.
Lawsuit: His mother, Sandra Jones, sued the City of Alexandria and two police officers in federal court, alleging they left him in a police cruiser without the medical care he asked for, and no settlement or award has been reported.
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- 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
- Allan Tucker's mother sues two Alexandria officers and the city over his death in police custody
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- Family sues City of Alexandria and police after man dies in custody
- Northern Virginia family sues City of Alexandria and police over man's in-custody death