NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) The attorney for a man charged with fatally stabbing a 25-year-old Connecticut woman says his client sustained a head injury while in custody.

The Bulletin reports Public Defender Kevin Barrs told a New London Superior Court Judge on Friday that he needed more time to review police information surrounding the arrest of 40-year-old Jean Jacques.

Federal officials failed to deport Jacques at least three times dating back to 2002. He spent 17 years in prison for a 1997 attempted murder conviction and was released in January.

He was arrested on June 25 and charged with murdering Casey Chadwick in her Norwich apartment. Jacques has not yet entered a plea.

Jacques indicated he was willing to waive the time period for a hearing and due back in court Oct. 22.