She said Van Dyke told her that he's since been moved away from other inmates for his protection. Wendt says Van Dyke told his appellate attorneys about the attack in a phone call. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Tiffany Van Dyke said Wednesday that Jason Van Dyke had been placed in the prison's general population before being assaulted. Van Dyke had been kept out of the Illinois jail's general population. Van Dyke was convicted of second-degree murder and aggravated battery in October for McDonald's 2014 shooting.

Source: Fox News February 14, 2019 21:45 UTC