Two Lifestar Ambulance EMS providers were charged Tuesday after authorities in Illinois said the two were responsible for a patient suffocating.
Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright announced the charges in connection with the December death of Earl Moore Jr., 35, of Springfield, NPR Illinois reported.
The EMS providers, Peter Cadigan and Peggy Finley, were arrested Monday and taken to the county jail. They could each face 20 to 60 years in prison if convicted.
Cadigan and Finley were called to Moore’s home on December 18. Moore, who police said was possibly having hallucinations, was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
After an investigation, it was determined Moore was placed face down on a stretcher and restrained across the back and lower body, authorities said.
The coroner’s report determined Moore died of compression and positional asphyxia, the report said.
Springfield NAACP President Teresa Haley she reviewed police body camera footage and found both Cadigan and Finley lacked compassion when dealing with Moore, a Black man.
