One of the workers carried plastic flowers between his teeth as he weaved his riding lawnmower between the headstones. A sheriff’s vehicle sat in front of the home in a rural part of the county.Īcross the intersection from the home, landscapers worked in the Laurel Cemetery mowing grass. On Friday morning, police tape surrounded the entire property where the boys were shot. Here's what we know so far: What was the scene like Friday morning? This is a breaking news story and will be updated. Prosecutors would not comment on that in court Friday. Gast said after the case is taken to a grand jury, he would seek to have Doerman held without bond, meaning no amount of cash bond could secure his release.Ĭlermont County Prosecutor Mark Tekulve would not say if he would seek the death penalty in this case but did say all possible charges were being reviewed.Ĭalls to 911 indicate Doerman may have had other children. ”How do you unsee that sort of abomination.” Preliminary hearing in scheduled June 26Ī preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for 1 p.m. “They held these children knowing there was nothing they could do,” Gast said. He said the deputies who arrived at the scene attempted to perform CPR on the boys. The prosecutor said the sheriff’s office, first responders and the community at large have been left traumatized. Clermont County prosecutor: 'They held these children knowing there was nothing they could do' “We can’t name a person who poses a greater threat to the community,” Gast said. Gast said Doerman has made a full confession that he not only committed the killings but also planned them.

'He was their guardian and he executed them in cold blood.' Gast asked for, and was granted by Judge Jason Nagel, a $20 million bond. ”The evil horror of what we know is impossible to process.” Bond set at $20 million for Chad Doerman following shooting in Clermont County, Ohio “The trauma this man has inflicted … is unspeakable,” Gast said. The boy’s mother was shot in the hand in an attempt to save her sons, the prosecutor said. Chad Doerman 'hunted' down one son who tried to flee, prosecutor said Gast said one of the boys tried to flee into a field, but Doerman 'hunted' him down, brought him back to the house in Monroe Township, Ohio, and killed him. He said Doerman lined up the boys, ages 3, 4 and 7, at their home and executed them with a rifle.

He appeared in court on three charges of aggravated murder Friday, shackled and wearing a green padded vest typically used to prevent people from killing themselves.Ĭlermont County chief prosecutor David Gast, said this was the worst crime he'd seen in his career. They said Chad Doerman admitted the scheme. An Ohio father lined up his three young sons and executed them in a planned act of murder, prosecutors say.

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