While a pre-trial detainee being held in Kankakee County Jail, guards used excessive force against Edgar. What makes this even worse, is that Edgar is diabetic and had other health issues. When the guards refused to give him the food he needed, he objected and protested. Instead of simply giving him his food, the guards ordered him to his cell, and when he questioned their actions, beat him and caused the fistula he relied on for his medicine to be damaged. The guards tased Edgar and put him in a restraint chair. Once handcuffed to the chair, they tased him again. Edgar needed surgeries for the ruined fistula.
After exchange of records, and relevant evidentiary material, depositions, and many conferences, the parties settled the case in Urbana for a high figure. Attorney Melinda Power and Attorney Brian Orozco worked together on the case.