A Bowling Green man who admits to trying to kill his father during a Sunday church service was in court Monday.
Warren Circuit Judge Sam Potter set Ethan Buckley’s bond at $500,000 and appointed him a public defender. He is due in court again Friday for a preliminary hearing.
According to the arrest citation, the 21-year-old Buckely said he felt “moved by the message” at Hillvue Heights Church before he stabbed 40-year-old David Buckley several times in the neck with a pocket knife. He told police his intention was to kill his father and that he tried to cut his jugular vein so the death would be painless.
David Buckley is in The Medical Center at Bowling Green, but his condition is unknown. Ethan Buckley remains in the Warren County Regional Jail charged with First-Degree Assault-Domestic Violence. The felony charge carries a possible ten to 20-year prison term if convicted.
