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Authorities say new charges have been filed against the man accused in the deadly shooting of a Yorktown teen near her Chicago college campus.
Jose Medina was allegedly found with a weapon while in custody in Chicago.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office says correctional officers recovered a six-inch sharpened piece of metal with a handle made from medical tape.
Prosecutors have now charged the 25-year-old Venezuelan migrant with possession of contraband while in jail.
He has pleaded not guilty to murder and related charges in the March 19 fatal shooting of 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman, a freshman at Loyola University.
His next court date is expected to take place on Monday.