Overview
- Franklin County jurors returned a No True Bill on Tuesday, shutting down potential murder and assault charges against the Evansville, Indiana parent.
- The Dec. 9 confrontation outside a KSU residence hall left 19-year-old De’Jon Darrell Fox Jr. dead and another student injured, according to police.
- Jacob Bard was arrested at the scene and initially held after a judge set bail at $1 million before he posted a $100,000 bond Tuesday morning.
- Prosecutors and law enforcement had not issued a substantive public response to the grand jury’s decision as of Tuesday afternoon.
- Defense attorneys say Bard fired to protect his son during an attack by a group of 20 to 30 people and have alleged prior burglaries, assaults and security failures on campus, with possible civil action under consideration.