The governor warns against ` ` ' to conclusions '' Suspect in question , Alton James Nolen , was a recent convert to Islam . Suspect is in a hospital and will be released once he 's ` ` coherent enough , '' he says . The FBI and other investigators , of course , could eventually find some sort of link or tie Nolen to others . The suspect allegedly beheaded a woman , attacked another ; an off - duty deputy stopped him .
The governor warns against ` ` ' to conclusions '' Suspect in question , Alton James Nolen , was a recent convert to Islam . Suspect is in a hospital and will be released once he 's ` ` coherent enough , '' he says . The suspect allegedly beheaded a woman , attacked another ; an off - duty deputy stopped him .