A judge has set bond at $5 million for a Laurel man charged in a quadruple murder.
On Friday, a judge ordered the bond for Jason A. Jones, 42, of Laurel. He would need to post 10% of that amount – $500,000 – to be released on bond.
Jones is charged in Cedar County Court with four counts of first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree arson and four counts of use of a firearm to commit a felony.
The charges stem from an incident last week where law enforcement discovered 53-year-old Michelle Eberling dead inside her Laurel home of apparent gunshot wounds. The home was reportedly also set on fire.
A short time later, a second fire was reported in Laurel with three individuals, Gene Twiford, 86, Janet Twiford, 85, and Dana Twiford, 55, all of Laurel, later found dead inside of apparent gunshot wounds.
The Nebraska State Patrol said Friday that Jones was flown to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Lincoln for treatment of his burn injuries. He was in custody at the hospital as of Friday morning.
Court records do not list Jones’ next court date. On Friday, a judge appointed the Nebraska Commission on Public Advocacy to represent him.