Bond modification was denied for elder abuse and murder suspect Jacob Gilstrap in Christian Circuit Court Monday morning, as further proceedings were set for January.
Gilstrap—who is facing charges of murder, first-degree criminal abuse, knowing abuse/neglect of an adult, knowingly exploiting an adult over $300 and eight counts of second-degree cruelty to animals—appeared alongside his lawyer, who argued for bond modification, saying his co-defendant was granted the same request.
Judge Andrew Self denied the request for Gilstrap, saying the facts of the case have not changed. He then set another pretrial hearing for January 23.
The victim in the case, 70-year-old Anthony Wayne Gilstrap, died at ContinueCARE Hospital in Madisonville, due to the state of his health from when Jacob Gilstrap and Anne Harrison were reportedly his caretakers.
They allegedly forced Anthony Gilstrap to live alone in deplorable conditions inside a camper outside of their Timberline Circle home between March 1 and July 10. Medical staff reported signs of sepsis, gangrene, an open wound to the bone of the victim’s leg and numerous pressure ulcers consistent with neglect. Bilateral leg amputations were necessary, according to the warrant.