The Associated Press
FORT SMITH, Ark. — An inmate accused of killing a woman is being supervised after being treated in a hospital for self-inflicted neck wounds, according to The Associated Press.
Offender Elvis Thacker was transported to an emergency room for treatment of a cut to his neck, Sebastian County sheriff’s officials said. Shortly before discovering Thacker, prison staff distributed razors to inmates and gave them a set time to shave before asking for the razors to be returned, according to reports.
As officers were retrieving the razors, they found Thacker bleeding from his neck. He had the razor for about 20 to 25 minutes, according to officials.
Thacker told detectives many times he was “crazy” and “just wanted to see what it was like.”
He pleaded guilty to attempted capital murder of a police officer and kidnapping. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.