The arraignment began with Jones being carried into the courtroom by four law enforcement officers while wearing handcuffs and ankle restraints.
Daniel Jones, the 31-year-old accused of fatally shooting two people inside a Lorain County home, including his father, Oberlin College professor Pipo Nguyen-Duy, made his initial court appearance on Thursday afternoon.
Bond for Jones in Oberlin Municipal Court was set at $3 million and his case will be bound over to a grand jury in Lorain County Common Pleas Court.
The second victim was identified as 56-year-old Tran Thi Phong, Jones’ stepmother and Nguyen-Duy’s wife.
Jones faces the following charges, according to court records:
- Six counts of murder
- Four counts of felonious assault
- One count of tampering with evidence
