US Edition$1M Bond Set for KSU Shooting Suspect
Jacob Lee Bard, 48, faces murder and first-degree assault charges after fatally shooting a 19-year-old student and critically wounding another in an isolated campus incident, officials said.
- On Tuesday, a campus shooting at Kentucky State University left student De'Jon Darrell Fox Jr., 19, dead and another student in critical condition after Jacob Lee Bard, 48, Evansville, Indiana man, was identified as the suspect.
- Frankfort police said the episode appeared isolated, officials noted Bard is a parent of a KSU student, and an arrest citation described a physical altercation before the shooting.
- Police say they arrived around 3:35 p.m. Tuesday and took Bard into custody about five minutes later as paramedics administered CPR to the student who later died.
- At a Thursday hearing, Jacob Lee Bard pleaded not guilty and was arraigned in Franklin District Court; Judge Chris Olds set bond at $1 million, full cash, with a Dec. 16 court date.
- The university suspended all classes and activities for the week, canceling finals and offering counseling to approximately 2,200 students at the Frankfort campus, while officials reassured there is no ongoing threat.
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Suspect in Kentucky State University shooting pleads not guilty
The Franklin County Courthouse in Frankfort.(Curtis Tate / WEKU)The suspect in Tuesday's fatal shooting at Kentucky State University pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and assault. Jacob Lee Bard, 48, appeared in Franklin District Court on Thursday. Judge Chris Olds set Bard's bond at $1 million. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Dec. 16 in Frankfort. Bard, of Evansville, Indiana, is charged with killing 19-year-old De'Jon Darrell Fox …
Kentucky State University shooting: Parent charged with murder after on-campus attack kills student
A parent of a Kentucky State University student was charged with murder and first-degree assault after a shooting on campus killed one student and critically injured another. Jacob Lee Bard, 48, fired shots in Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall, resulting in the death of 19-year-old De’Jon Fox. The ...
Suspect in Kentucky university shooting ID'd as parent of student
The suspected gunman arrested in a shooting at Kentucky State University on Tuesday has been identified as Jacob Lee Bard, a 48-year-old man from Evansville, Indiana. Bard is accused of killing 19-year-old student De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr., who hailed from Indianapolis. Another student remains in critical condition as of Wednesday afternoon. It remains unclear what led to the shooting, but it’s noteworthy that the gunman and the deceased student we…
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