Deaths in Custody
Died in custody

Sara Sikorski

32 years old · Fayette County, Illinois

Sara Sikorski, 32, had a medical emergency while held at the Fayette County jail in Illinois, according to the summary of the record. She was then released to a hospital, where she died. Fayette County said she did not die in custody, while state police investigated her death as an in-custody death. The sheriff said he did not know why it was not treated that way.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The county said she did not die in custody, while state police investigated her death as an in-custody death, and the sheriff, who was then the arresting officer, said a medical emergency began in the jail.

Reported by: Fayette County sheriff, who was the arresting officer at the time (the agency that held her). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held her.

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