Hearing Set For Community Review Of Alexandria Man's Death In Police Custody

ALEXANDRIA, VA – A public hearing into an Alexandria man’s death in police custody has been set for June 29.

The Independent Community Policing Review Board (ICPRB) will hold a public hearing regarding the in-custody death of Allan F. Tucker II on June 29, starting at 6:30. The hearing will follow the public release of the administrative investigation conducted by the Office of the Independent Policing Auditor, which will be released publicly on June 22.

The ICPRB will hear the auditor’s presentation, hear public comments and facilitate discussion on the findings. Members of the public may attend and provide public comment in person or virtually.

Allan Tucker's arrest and death

Tucker, who was 32, died in Alexandria police custody on August 15 after being arrested for being intoxicated in public. On that day, police had received multiple calls to 911 about a man running up and down the hallways of an apartment building on N. Beauregard Street, screaming and knocking on doors.

Police body camera footage shows officers engaging with Tucker and attempting to de-escalate the situation, but he was eventually arrested.

Before his arrest and during transport, Tucker was behaving erratically and appeared to be experiencing delusions. During the drive to the Alexandria jail, Tucker asked to be taken to the city hospital. Officers instead continued taking him to the jail. Tucker died while waiting in the jail's sallyport, a secured entry port, within 40 minutes of arriving there.

The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office noted that a 40-minute wait for processing during shift change would not be unusual.

Review processes so far have cleared officers

The Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney completed its review into Tucker’s death in January and declined to bring charges against anyone involved, concluding that Tucker’s death was accidental. Alexandria’s chief medical officer determined that Tucker had died of cocaine and alcohol intoxication.

The ICPRB was established in 2021 to help facilitate community oversight of policing and maintain trust between and among the police department, city council, city manager and the public.

Find out more about joining or speaking at the meeting here.

Read more about Alexandria's Independent Community Policing Review Board here.