Jerome Tucker

Jerome Tucker died in June 2021 at Dismas House of St. Louis, a federal halfway house in St. Louis where he was held in community custody. According to St. Louis City Medical Examiner records obtained by KMOV, the death was classed as an accidental overdose caused by fentanyl, alone or combined with other illicit drugs. Federal Bureau of Prisons records listed the cause of death as unknown, and the two accounts of the cause remain different.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. The St. Louis City Medical Examiner's records list an accidental overdose from fentanyl or a combination of fentanyl and other illicit drugs, while federal records listed the cause as unknown.

Reported by: St. Louis City Medical Examiner's Office (medical examiner or coroner).

Source

• Eight OD deaths at a St. Louis halfway house flew under the radar. So far, there’s been a lack of accountability KMOV, April 28, 2026