The News-Gazette reported another death in police custody in Champaign County Friday evening. After a fight in Rantoul, Rantoul police arrested one of those involved and transported them to the Champaign County Jail. It was there that the person was discovered unresponsive. An ambulance was called, the person was transported to Carle, but attempts to revive the person were unsuccessful.

It is unclear from the article when the deceased person began exhibiting signs of a health crisis during the transport. Rantoul is about a 15 minute drive at normal speeds north of Urbana, where the jail is located. The route would've taken the transporting police car within a quarter mile of Carle enroute to the jail, so continuing the transport, then calling an ambulance to transport the victim from the jail delayed proper treatment and could have contributed to the death. While concerns about securing the prisoner could have been a factor, the Rantoul officer could have called foer back-up from Urbana or other police officers to meet him at the Carle emergency room.