Jeffrey Parrish
Jeffrey Parrish, 41, died in 2023 of head wounds after he was in a Marshall County, Illinois sheriff's deputy vehicle being driven from a hospital to the Marshall County Jail. According to records obtained by Illinois Answers, he was handcuffed and unbuckled himself, kicked out a rear window and pulled himself out of the moving vehicle. His father, Marty Parrish, said the loss is painful for him to talk about, and the account of how he left the vehicle comes from those records rather than from any finding on how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Died in an accident. His father, Marty Parrish, says he died of head wounds after jumping from a moving sheriff's deputy vehicle while handcuffed, and records obtained by Illinois Answers say he unbuckled himself and kicked out a rear window before pulling himself out.
Reported by: Marty Parrish, his father (family or their lawyers); Illinois Answers (reporters).