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UpdatedWed, May 26, 2021 at 11:46 pm CT Reply As Eric Lurry was losing consciousness in the back of the squad car, Joliet Police Sgt. Doug May smacked the Black Joliet resident in the head and declared, "Wake up, bitch!" (Image via Joliet police ) JOLIET, IL —In one of Al Roechner's final decisions running the Joliet Police Department, the city's departing police chief in January notified Sgt. Doug May he was getting a seven-day suspension in connection with Eric Lurry's death from one year earlier. Joliet Patch learned of the seven work-day discipline issued against Sgt. May in connection...

City of Joliet finally investigates its police department one year after death of black man, 37, who had his nose pinched shut by cops for nearly two minutes while baton was shoved in his mouth City of Joliet, Illinois, hired private attorney to conduct independent review of police department's handling of Eric Lurry's case Lurry, 37, married father-of-three, died following a drug-related arrest in January 2020 Dashcam video released in July showed Sgt Doug May pinching Lurry's nose shut for 1 minute, 38 seconds, slapping him and calling him a 'b****' Another officer was seen inserting a meta...

Joliet Officer Turned Off Squad Car's Audio As Eric Lurry Died - Joliet, IL - Joliet Police Chief Al Roechner chose not to discipline Officer Jose Tellez, but new chief Dawn Malec has suspended Tellez for his conduct.

City leaders in Joliet agreed to hire a private attorney to conduct the independent investigation more than a year after the death of Eric Lurry.

UpdatedTue, May 25, 2021 at 5:45 pm CT Replies(43) Joliet Police Sgt. Doug May pinched Eric Lurry's nose for close to two minutes, restricting Lurry from taking in oxygen, according to a federal lawsuit filed last year naming May as a defendant. (City of Joliet ) JOLIET, IL — Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk and City Manager Jim Capparelli recently agreed to hire Westmont private practice attorney Sean Connolly to conduct an independent investigation into the Joliet Police Department surrounding the January 2020 death of a Black Joliet citizen, Eric Lurry. According to his law firm bio, Connoll...