BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- A 26-year-old inmate was found dead Sunday morning at the West Baton Rouge Parish Jail, according to the sheriff’s office.

Deputies said Nicholas Henderson was found unresponsive in a lockdown cell just after 11 a.m. WBRSO said staff gave first aid until medical help arrived, but Henderson was pronounced dead. The cause of death will be determined by the parish coroner.

Henderson had been moved to the lockdown area after a fight with another inmate on Friday, according to WBRSO. He was charged with second-degree battery following that incident. Officials said he showed no signs of distress earlier on Sunday when he was given breakfast.

Sheriff Jeff Bergeron said the case is under investigation and added that the sheriff’s office has recently increas

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