Alabama state authorities are investigating the events which led to the death of former New Orleans Saints player Glenn Foster Jr. two days after his arrest.  

According to a statement from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Foster, 31, died Monday at a medical facility near Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  

Foster was apprehended Saturday after officers clocked him driving upwards of 90 mph in a 45-mph zone, Chief Richard Black of the Reform Police Department to The Times-Picayune.  

Foster tried to elude the police, which led to a high-speed chase. Police had to use a spike strip to Foster down. The police were able to arrest him after the tactical maneuver.  

Glenn Foster Sr. told The Washington Post his son was driving to Atlanta for a business trip.  

According to the Pickens County Jail records, Foster was taken into custody on three counts of reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and an attempt to elude.  

Foster Sr. told The Washington Post his son has a mental illness. He explained that his son experienced a manic episode in college and had another one recently.  

The police chief got in touch with Foster Jr.’s family because the former player displayed erratic behavior during his arrest. Bail was in the process of sending Foster Jr. to a local hospital for evaluation.  

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However, when the family arrived, police informed them Foster Jr. got involved in an “altercation” with another inmate and was placed under the jurisdiction of the sheriff’s office.  

Jail records show he was released at 3:14 p.m. on Sunday and then re-booked two minutes later on three counts of simple assault and one count of third-degree robbery.  

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Foster Jr. could not receive a visitation from his family.  

The sheriff’s office was responsible for transporting Foster Jr. to a medical facility, who told the family there was no struggle during the transport.  

However, when Foster Jr. arrived at the medical facility, he was unresponsive and could not be revived.  

“He arrived to his death,” the father said. “I don’t know what happened with him physically while he was in the jail because they wouldn’t let us see him.”  

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has not provided any additional information on the death of Foster Jr.  

“I can’t get my son back, but we want whoever is responsible to pay for this,” said the mother of Foster Jr., Sabrina.  

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