McHenry County inmate who died in jail cell identified

MCHENRY COUNTY, Ill. - An inmate died after being found unresponsive in his jail cell Tuesday morning at the McHenry County Adult Correctional Facility.

A corrections officer was making routine cell checks around 6:50 a.m. when he found a 51-year-old inmate unresponsive in his single-occupied cell, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office. Officers and paramedics attempted life-saving measures but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The inmate has been identified as Sean Grendel, of McHenry. 

The McHenry County Major Investigation Assistance Team is conducting the death investigation.

No further information was provided.