Whitley Inmate Admits Trying to Kill Cellmate

An inmate in the Whitley County Jail has admitted trying to kill his cellmate in January. The 25-year-old man pleaded guilty to one count of attempted murder. He could get from 20 to 50 years in prison when a court sentences him in May. The man was originally in jail on charges of burglary, attempted burglary, theft, violating probation and being a habitual offender.