A former SIUC student shot by a Carbondale Police officer Sunday is facing several charges, including attempted murder.

On Tuesday, the Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Norman Moore with one count of attempted murder, one count of felony damage to property and several counts of unlawful use of weapons and aggravated assault.

Moore was shot in the chest at 4:30 a.m. Sunday at the Sports Center, 1215 E. Walnut St., after police say he made a threatening movement toward an officer with a knife and ignored orders to drop the weapon. He is in stable condition and is being guarded by authorities at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

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Police said Moore followed Sports Center employees into the building and began threatening them.

Moore last attended SIUC in summer 1994 as an elementary education major.

Mark Hamrock, assistant state’s attorney, said Moore faces a minimum 20-year sentence for the attempted murder charge and a maximum of 80 years in prison.

Criminal damage to property carries a one- to three-year sentence. That charge stems from an incident prior to the one at the sports complex in which Moore allegedly damaged a car at Jim Pearl’s auto dealership, 1015 E. Walnut St.

The other charges are misdemeanors punishable by up to one year in prison.

Upon review of the reports, I believe these charges are appropriate, Hamrock said.

Hamrock said a warrant was issued for Moore’s arrest, and bond was set at $75,000. If Moore does not post bond, he will be transported to Jackson County Jail after he is released from the hospital to await a court appearance. Hamrock did not know when Moore will be released from the hospital.

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