Crime & Safety
Man Claiming He Was Beaten in Jail 8 Years Ago Suing Sheriff & 5 Deputies
The man claims he was beaten in jail back in 2006.
By Joseph Hosey
A man claiming he was beaten in the Will County jail more than eight years ago sued the sheriff and five of his deputies.
Daniel Fox said a few deputies “battered, beat and kicked him” in June 2006, according to the lawsuit he filed Thursday in Will County court.
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The only Daniel Fox booked into the county jail the day Fox’s lawsuit said he was admitted was arrested on a charge of domestic battery. Prosecutors dropped the case against the 44-year-old Minooka man when the complaining witness failed to appear in court.
The lawsuit, which Fox apparently penned himself, cites two other cases of inmates allegedly getting beaten at the hands of their jailers.
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