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'I can't miss those doses': Jacksonville man dies after not receiving heart medication while in jail

Dexter Barry was arrested for simple assault and taken to jail, where he never received his anti-rejection medication for his heart transplant.

Zach Wilcox

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Published: 7:16 PM EDT May 29, 2023
Updated: 1:39 PM EDT May 30, 2023

The timestamps in this story show the times throughout the body camera footage that Barry repeated that he needed his medication.

A dispute over Wi-Fi wound up costing a Jacksonville man his life.

As originally reported by the Jacksonville Tributary (their story can be read here), Dexter Barry died after spending two days in jail without the heart medication he depended on.

Records reported on by the Tributary further confirmed that jail staff knew Barry needed the drugs. 

Barry's kids are still grieving, but they're hoping their fathers death will draw more attention to inmate medical care.

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