Kai the Hitchhiker Back in Jail After Suffering Self-Inflicted Wounds

Accused killer Caleb McGillvary, better known as Kai the Hitchhiker, has been returned to the Union County Jail after he was rushed to the hospital last week when he was found with self-inflicted wounds, a county official confirmed. 

McGillvary was found wounded in his jail cell on the morning of July 17. 

"Shortly after 5:10 a.m. Caleb McGillvary was transported from the Union County Jail to an area hospital with self-inflicted, non-life threatening injuries," County Spokesman Seb D'Elia told Patch after the incident. "He has been since transported to another medical facility where he is under guard by Sheriff’s Officers."

Officials would not say whether they believe McGillvary was attempting to commit suicide and no further information about his injuries has been released.

McGillvary is accused of killing 73-year-old Clark attorney Joseph Galfy, who was found dead in his Starlite Drive home on Monday, May 13. 

McGillvary, 24, had stayed overnight that weekend and is accused of fatally beating Galfy, who was found in his underwear and socks. McGillvary was arrested in Philadelphia on May 16.

In June, a public defender entered a plea of not guilty for McGillvary. He is being held on $3 million bail.

McGillvary alleged on Facebook shortly after the killing that he was drugged and raped, and asked readers, "what would you do?"

McGillvary became an Internet sensation in February. After saving a Fresno, Calif. woman by smashing her attacker in the head with his hatchet, McGillvary’s offbeat personality in an interview made for a YouTube video garnered nearly 4 million views (see it here - warning, contains profanity). He also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live.