Suspect in two-state killing spree transferred

A man suspected in a killing spree that left eight people in two states dead is being transferred to a county where he's charged in one of the slayings.

Nicholas Sheley (SHEE'-lee) was picked up Thursday morning from the Madison County jail east of St. Louis by Knox County authorities.

Sheley faces Knox County charges of first-degree murder, aggravated battery, vehicle hijacking and theft in last month's beating death of 65-year-old Ronald Randall.

Sheley also is charged in the death of a Sterling man, and authorities have named him a suspect in four killings in Rock Falls and two in Missouri.

Sheley was arrested Tuesday night outside a bar in Granite City in Madison County.

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