A Chicago man was found beaten in his jail cell at a Cook County prison early Saturday morning and was later pronounced dead, according to officials. Pedro Ruiz, 19, was physically assaulted overnight and later found to be unresponsive at approximately 1:53 a.m., the Chicago Tribune reported. Correctional officers at Division IX supermax prison found that Ruiz had suffered severe head trauma and moved his cellmate to another cell, according to Cook County sheriff’s spokesman Joe Ryan. The Chicago native was then reportedly taken to Mount Sinai Hospital by fire department paramedics, but he was ultimately pronounced dead. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPRuiz was being held at the jail without bond since Friday, on charges that included attempted murder, Ryan added.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2020 22:41 UTC