Inmate Stabbed at State Prison in Eddyville

An inmate at Kentucky State Penitentiary in Eddyville was stabbed today in a general population dormitory at the prison. The assault happened just before 8:00 am.

The Kentucky Department of Corrections says 58-year-old Herbert Eades was stabbed multiple times in cellhouse number 6 by another inmate in the dormitory, 46-year-old Sean Noakes. Eades was taken to the Caldwell Medical Center, where he is listed in stable condition.

Noakes is serving a life sentence for murder and criminal attempt to commit murder out of Boone County. Eades is serving a life sentence for sodomy and sexual abuse, first degree, out of Ohio County.

The assault is under investigation by the Kentucky State Police, and criminal charges are pending. Noakes was placed in segregation and will also face administrative charges.