How a minor traffic offense in western Illinois ended in catastrophic brain damage in a Chicago jail
Savannah Tyler Lumar
Family photo  Tyler Lumar  with  his  girlfriend  Casey Tecate  and their daughter  Savannah Tyler Lumar with  his  girlfriend  Casey Tecate  and their daughter  Savannah (Family photo) (Family photo)
Alcorn  who visits her son after work  said she hopes the lawsuit will not only help the family pay for  Lumar ’s medical care but change how Chicago police treat those they arrest. “In Chicago  you should be scared for your son ” she said.
Her lawsuit alleges Chicago police wrongfully detained  Lumar   concealed from  Lumar  the fact that he could have bonded himself out and were “deliberately indifferent” to his medical needs by failing to check on him every 15 minutes as required. The city is responsible  too  the lawsuit alleges  because it ignored the widespread police practice of falsifying cell inspection records.
Soon after  Lumar ’s arrest in Chicago  police there contacted Lee County about the warrant and learned it carried a $500 bond  the lawsuit says. The way the system works  he could have posted 10 percent — $50 — and gone home.  Lumar  had $130 on him  according to the arrest report.
Family photo Recent family photo of  Tyler Lumar  at Ballard Respiratory and Rehabilitation in Des Plaines Recent family photo of  Tyler Lumar  at Ballard Respiratory and Rehabilitation in Des Plaines (Family photo) (Family photo)
But security video shows another inmate removing the item from his shoe and tossing it next to  Lumar   O’Connor says. Police had searched  Lumar  at least eight times prior without finding drugs  according to the lawsuit.
Now facing narcotics charges   Lumar  was returned to the Harrison District around 11 a.m. as part of a police investigation into the drug case at the jail  according to the lawsuit. Nine minutes later  he was found hanging from his own shirt inside Cellblock E2.
Later that day  as  Lumar  lay in an intensive care unit at Mount Sinai Hospital  Chicago police announced they were releasing him from custody and that no charges would be filed. His family was then on the hook for his medical bills.
Family photo  Tyler Lumar  with  his  girlfriend  Casey Tecate  and their daughter  [TGT] with  his  girlfriend  Casey Tecate  and their daughter  Savannah (Family photo) (Family photo)
Alcorn  who visits her son after work  said she hopes the lawsuit will not only help the family pay for  Lumar ’s medical care but change how Chicago police treat those they arrest. “In Chicago  you should be scared for your son ” she said.
Her lawsuit alleges Chicago police wrongfully detained  Lumar   concealed from  Lumar  the fact that he could have bonded himself out and were “deliberately indifferent” to his medical needs by failing to check on him every 15 minutes as required. The city is responsible  too  the lawsuit alleges  because it ignored the widespread police practice of falsifying cell inspection records.
Soon after  Lumar ’s arrest in Chicago  police there contacted Lee County about the warrant and learned it carried a $500 bond  the lawsuit says. The way the system works  he could have posted 10 percent — $50 — and gone home.  Lumar  had $130 on him  according to the arrest report.
Family photo Recent family photo of  Tyler Lumar  at Ballard Respiratory and Rehabilitation in Des Plaines Recent family photo of  Tyler Lumar  at Ballard Respiratory and Rehabilitation in Des Plaines (Family photo) (Family photo)
But security video shows another inmate removing the item from his shoe and tossing it next to  Lumar   O’Connor says. Police had searched  Lumar  at least eight times prior without finding drugs  according to the lawsuit.
Now facing narcotics charges   Lumar  was returned to the Harrison District around 11 a.m. as part of a police investigation into the drug case at the jail  according to the lawsuit. Nine minutes later  he was found hanging from his own shirt inside Cellblock E2.
Later that day  as  Lumar  lay in an intensive care unit at Mount Sinai Hospital  Chicago police announced they were releasing him from custody and that no charges would be filed. His family was then on the hook for his medical bills.