A Gary man is facing charges for stabbing another jail inmate last week.
Devonta Horde, 30, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated battery, battery by means of a deadly weapon and battery resulting in serious bodily injury.
The victim told jail staff that he “smoked,” or killed Horde’s brother, an affidavit alleges.
Lake County Sheriff’s Department spokeswoman Pam Jones told a Post-Tribune reporter earlier this week that the victim was in stable condition at a hospital.
The stabbing happened around 6 p.m. Oct. 21, Lake County Sheriff Det. Patrick Fotia wrote. The victim was just taken back to his cell in section 3B when he was attacked. Banging on the cell door, he was “covered in blood” and “holding his neck.”
A doctor at a local hospital said the victim had a deep stab wound on the left side of his face. After a CT scan, they discovered a “damaged and bleeding artery” in his neck. Staff transferred him to another hospital.
Investigators believe Horde pulled a homemade blue shank from under another inmate’s bed. The stabbing wasn’t captured on camera.
The affidavit notes four other inmates had “suspicious behavior.” None of the other men were charged in connection with the case as of Wednesday evening.
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