Dearsenio Sloan
Dearsenio Sloan, 34, of Chicago, died on October 8, 2022, in his cell at the North Chicago Police Department's temporary jail and detention area. He had been taken to a hospital by ambulance earlier that night after saying he felt ill, and was returned to the department before 5:30 a.m. The Lake County coroner's preliminary autopsy found he died of severe blood loss from a dialysis port, and police said the port had been removed from his body. Earlier reports had described the death as a suicide, but the cause and manner remain under investigation, with final autopsy results awaiting toxicology testing and an independent inquiry by the Lake County Major Crime Task Force.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The North Chicago Police Department says he died by suicide, but the Lake County coroner's preliminary autopsy found severe blood loss from a dialysis port that police said had been removed from his body, and the Lake County Major Crime Task Force is conducting an independent investigation.
Reported by: North Chicago Police Department (the agency that held him); Lake County Coroner's office (medical examiner or coroner); Lake County Major Crime Task Force (outside investigators).
News reports (3)
- Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Death in Custody Reports (edition of 2026-07-28)
- Man, 34, found dead in North Chicago Police Department jail cell after overnight hospital stay
- Death in custody: Investigation launched after Dearsenio Sloan, 34, found dead in North Chicago police jail cell