MOUNT VERNON (AP) — An attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting an Ohio policeman says three public defenders are working on the case.
Suspect Herschel Ray Jones III was jailed without bond after arraignment Wednesday in Knox County. He has pleaded not guilty.
Public defender Bruce Malek says Jones is expected to be held in neighboring Morrow County during the case because of the connection to local law enforcement.
Jones is charged with aggravated murder and other counts in the mid-January slaying of Danville Officer Thomas Cottrell. Jones also is charged with assaulting an ex-girlfriend and in a November burglary linked to the weapon used against Cottrell.
Malek didn’t comment on the substance of the case. He says another public defender from Knox County and one from the state office also are representing Jones.