Overview

• The complaint filed in U.S. District Court alleges officers and jail staff ignored classic stroke symptoms during roughly five hours and 40 minutes of custody in November 2024.
• A Drug Recognition Evaluator allegedly failed to complete the 12-step assessment or check a pulse, and body-camera audio was muted as an officer raised the possibility of a stroke.
• At Dakota County Jail, staff logged repeated checks as “OK” while video shows deterioration; vital signs were not taken for three hours and 26 minutes, and Narcan was administered three times without effect.
• EMTs later recorded critically high blood pressure of 240/216, and an autopsy found an intracerebral hemorrhage with toxicology negative for impairing substances.
• The Minnesota Department of Corrections found lapsed first-aid and CPR certifications and missing intake documentation, while the City of Eagan disputes the characterization and Dakota County declined comment.