Authorities: Man accused of killing 5 tried to kill himself

(AP) — A jailed Mexican national accused of killing five men earlier this week cut himself with a safety razor in an apparent bid to take his own life, authorities said Thursday.

Pablo Antonio Serrano-Vitorino, 40, was hospitalized in stable condition after being found bleeding Thursday morning in Montgomery County's jail, the county sheriff's department said in a statement.

A probable cause statement filed with the Missouri complaint against Serrano-Vitorino alleges that he confronted Nordman on Tuesday morning in Nordman's garage, and the two struggled over Serrano-Vitorino's rifle.

Superior Court spokeswoman Elizabeth Martinez said the threat charge was dismissed during plea negotiations, and Serrano-Vitorino was sentenced in April 2003 to two years in prison for the assault charge.

Nordman's sister-in-law, Deanna Dunn, wrote that Nordman died a hero, yelling out to awaken his wife and have her seek safety as he grappled with the intruder and managed to free the magazine from the rifle, "all before Randy was shot with the only bullet left in the chamber of the gun."