THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
07/23/2008

GALESBURG, Ill. — Authorities say a man accused of eight murders in Illinois and Missouri allegedly attempted to assault another jail inmate.

Knox County Sheriff David Clague says Nicholas Sheley is suspected of unscrewing a railing from his cell in the county jail, taking it to the next cell and swinging it at another inmate Sunday morning.

He says a report has been sent to the Knox County state’s attorney’s office, which will determine if charges will be filed.

Sheley and the other inmate have been put on 72-hour lockdown.

Sheley, 28, is suspected of bludgeoning eight people to death in late June before he was captured outside a bar in Granite City.

The victims ranged in age from 2 to 93.

Source: http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/illinoisnews/story/EBF36A83876D21C98625748F0010CAD2?OpenDocument