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Jamie Moore

43 years old · died August 1, 2018 · Public Safety Building, Vermilion County

Jamie Moore, 43, died on August 1, 2018, at the Public Safety Building in Vermilion County, a few hours after an altercation with correctional officers. An autopsy reported that he died of heart disease and an enlarged heart and not as a result of the fight. His daughter Bayleah Moore said he never got to meet her three-year-old daughter face to face, and his family has filed suit against the sheriff's office and held a rally in his memory.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. An autopsy found he died of heart disease and an enlarged heart, not from the altercation with correctional officers, and his family has sued the sheriff's office.

Reported by: autopsy.

Lawsuit: His family filed a lawsuit against the sheriff's office over his death.

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