Two Cook County Jail detainees will face charges after holding another inmate hostage at shank-point for several hours Thursday evening.
According to the Cook County Sheriff’s office, two men obscured the facility's cameras before ripping them down entirely in Division 10, a maximum security wing of the jail, and covered the floor with soapy toilet-water during the incident.
The standoff lasted about three hours before ending around 8 p.m., according to the sheriff's office.
Authorities say the inmate who was held hostage is recovering from a leg injury.
There are 16 other detainees housed in Division 10, according to police, including the hostage. No one else was hurt.
