James L. Pelmore Jr.
Name: James L. Pelmore Jr.
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/27/2007
Location: 1003 N. Division St.
Urbana, Illinois, 61801
County: Champaign
Agency: Urbana Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: James L. Pelmore Jr. reportedly died after an altercation with officers Christopher Darr and Kurt Buckley. Police responded at around 5:10 a.m. to investigate an "unknown problem" involving a man "pounding and screaming" on the front door of a house. The officers found Pelmore and handcuffed him by 5:15 a.m. Medical crews arrived three minutes later. The coroner said Pelmore died of cocaine intoxication.
Unique ID: 6551
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