Jeffrey Pendleton
Jeffrey Pendleton, 59, is survived by two brothers. Pendleton died in April 2020 at Stroger Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. An autopsy found the cause of death was COVID-19 infection, with hypertension and pulmonary disease as contributing factors. Pendleton's two brothers filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the county shackled Pendleton to a bed while fighting the virus.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (disputed). The autopsy found he died of COVID-19 infection, with hypertension and pulmonary disease as contributing factors; his two brothers' federal lawsuit says the county shackled him to a bed while he had the virus.
Reported by: autopsy.
Lawsuit: His two surviving brothers filed a federal lawsuit alleging Cook County shackled him to a hospital bed while he was battling COVID-19, and no amount has been reported.