Dewayne Tucker
Dewayne Tucker, 32, was described by his family as happy and healthy before he was transferred to the Jerome Combs Detention Center in Kankakee, Illinois, in August 2022, after U.S. Marshals took him into custody. His family said they were not told he had been hospitalized until September 7, when he was suffering from brain swelling and kidney failure, which they attribute to severe dehydration. He died at Riverside Hospital in Kankakee on September 9, 2022. His family says he was brutally beaten while in custody and has asked for a full federal investigation, and their attorneys plan a civil rights lawsuit. As of the report, the Marshals Office and the Kankakee County sheriff had not responded to requests for information about his death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died from neglect by staff (disputed). Family says Dewayne Tucker's brain swelling and kidney failure came from severe dehydration in custody and say he was brutally beaten, and they want a federal investigation; the Marshals Office and Kankakee County sheriff had not responded to requests for information.
Reported by: family.