Investigation underway after inmate found dead in Clermont County cell Share Updated: 4:55 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff Share Updated: 4:55 PM EST Feb 19, 2021 WLWT Digital Staff WLWT Digital Staff An investigation is underway after an inmate was found dead in a Clermont County observation cell. Danny Eugene Hoop, 48, was found unconscious in his cell on the morning of Feb. 15, officials said.Multiple medics and corrections officers were called in, but Hoop was pronounced dead. The Bureau of Criminal Investigation was requested by the Clermont County Sheriff’s Office. The cause of Hoop’s death remains unknown. An autopsy is being performed at the Hamilton County Morgue, at the request of the Clermont County Coroner.