 <p>An inmate was beaten to death Tuesday morning inside the hospital wing of Cook County Jail.</p><p>Shortly after 9 a.m., jail security responded to a disturbance and found two inmates fighting, according to a statement from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office. </p><p>Staff immediately separated the men and began performing life-saving measures on Johnny Hendrix, 29, the statement said. </p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><p>He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died from his injuries, according to the statement and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.</p><p>The Sheriff’s Office and the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force were investigating. </p><p>Hendrix, of Rockford, was taken into custody on Aug. 5 for three outstanding criminal warrants and a charge of criminal trespass to property. <br></p> 

Johnny Hendrix, 29, of Rockford was in a fight with another inmate and received life-saving measures from the jail staff before dying at Mount Sinai Hospital, authorities say.{ai:summary}<p>An inmate is beaten to death in Cook County Jail's hospital wing after a fight broke out between two inmates. Johnny Hendrix, 29, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital but died from his injuries. The incident is under investigation by the Sheriff's Office and the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force. #crime</p>