Lake County jail inmate dies after suffering seizure in his cell

A 50-year-old Zion man who was being held in the Lake County jail on weapons charges died Saturday afternoon after suffering a seizure.

According to the Lake County sheriff's office, the inmate was found suffering a seizure in his cell about 4 p.m.

A jail nurse who was in the inmate's pod quickly responded, along with several corrections officers, the sheriff's office said.

When the inmate stopped seizing, he also stopped breathing. CPR was immediately administered, and an automated external defibrillator was also deployed, officials said.

Paramedics took the inmate to Vista East Medical Center in Waukegan, where he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff's office said a review of surveillance video showed the inmate walking into his single-person cell just before collapsing.

There were no signs of trauma and no indications of foul play, the sheriff's office said. The Lake County coroner's office has scheduled an autopsy for Tuesday.

The inmate had been in custody since Oct. 5.

The sheriff's office, according to protocol, contacted the Lake County Major Crime Task Force to conduct an independent investigation.