Died in jail or a lockup
Percy Walker
Percy Walker, 48, died on July 19, 2022, while held at the DuPage County jail. The DuPage County Sheriff's Office said he did not respond when staff called him for a routine medical assessment, and it listed the manner of death as pending. Prosecutors allege that another person held at the jail supplied him with fentanyl-laced heroin in an exchange captured on video. They also say that when Walker was in distress, that same person kept another person held at the jail from calling for help.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prosecutors allege another detainee supplied him with fentanyl-laced heroin and kept a fellow inmate from calling for help when he was in distress.
Reported by: prosecutors.