Eric C. Petersen
Eric C. Petersen, 46, died on June 13, 2022, at the Rock Island County Jail in Illinois. Correctional officers found him in his cell around 7 p.m., and staff and Rock Island fire department members performed emergency medical procedures, but he was pronounced dead at the jail. The sheriff's office said he had a medical issue while in jail and that the death is under investigation by the county criminal investigation division and the coroner's office. In a report to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, the sheriff's office listed the manner of death as natural causes, while the local investigation remains pending.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The sheriff's office said he had a medical issue in jail and did not survive CPR, AED or fire department efforts, and reported the manner of death as natural causes.
Reported by: Rock Island County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.