CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man was charged with first-degree murder in the beating death of his cellmate at the Cook County Jail.
Christian Gonzalez, 24, was expected to appear Thursday in bond court.
Authorities have said Pedro Ruiz, 19, was found unresponsive early Saturday morning at the jail. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Ruiz was jailed on attempted murder and battery charges in the shooting last week of a 21-year-old man in Chicago. Gonzalez has been jailed since June 2 on attempted murder and other charges in an unrelated case.
The sheriff’s office is investigating Ruiz’ slaying.
“We take all acts of violence in the jail extremely seriously and work tirelessly to prevent those intent on committing harm from being able to do so,” jail spokesman Matt Walberg said in the release.
