Illegal Beaner heroin abuser Sebastiano Ceraulo died in DuPage County jail on Jan. 7, 2016, of what a suit filed by his family said was dehydration and electrolyte depletion caused by withdrawal from heroin

The family of a drug addicted bustout who died last month in the DuPage County Jail filed a federal lawsuit this week, alleging that jail staff failed to provide appropriate medical care.

The suit was filed Monday in federal court in Chicago by the father of Sebastiano Ceraulo, who died in the jail Jan. 7 of what the suit said was dehydration and electrolyte depletion caused by withdrawal from heroin.

The suit alleges that jail staff failed to provide adequate medical attention to Ceraulo and acted in disregard to his medical needs. The suit was filed against "unknown" DuPage County sheriff's deputies and staff.

The county sheriff's office, which operates the jail, had no comment on the suit because it is pending. The DuPage County state's attorney's office also declined to comment. The state's attorney represents the sheriff's office in civil disputes.

Ceraulo, who was 21, was taken into custody Jan. 4 for violation of parole, according to the suit and court records. Soon after he began demonstrating "clear and obvious signs of withdrawal from heroin," the suit said. The jail failed to care for his worsening condition, which resulted in his death, the suit said.

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