A $1 million cash bond was posted for Phillip Bruce Hadley on Friday, May 15. Hadley had been incarcerated since January 13 on the sole charge of murder. Hadley is accused of shooting his son, Jordan Hadley, resulting in his death.
Hadley’s attorneys, Jude Hagan and Elmer George, had requested a bond reduction or for it to be converted to a property bond twice. Both motions were denied.
The conditions of his bond are home incarceration with an ankle monitor. He can leave his property to meet with his attorney, appear in court or for a medical emergency without prior approval. He must be inside his residence from 9 p.m. until 6 a.m. Hadley cannot possess any firearms, have any contact with the victim’s family or residence except his mother, cannot consume drugs or alcohol, and commit no further crimes or violations of the law.
This is the highest cash bond that has been posted in Adair County in at least 25 years and most likely ever.
Hadley appeared in Adair Circuit Court with his attorney, Jude Hagan, on Tuesday, May 26. Hagan asked the court for permission for Hadley to return to work. He has been employed by the federal government for 30 years. Hagan said that the ankle monitoring company could continue to monitor Hadley while at work.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Brian Wright objected to the change in bond conditions based on the severity of the crime and the nature of the offense that Hadley is accused of.
The two facilities requested are meat processing companies located in Liberty and Columbia with hours of 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
“A condition would be that he does not have firearms, and meat processing places have firearms, knives and things of that nature,” said Judge Judy Vance Murphy.
Hagan said that he was not familiar with how the processing plants operate.
“When I was there last, they were using firearms. I don’t use them and I don’t have access to them. I’m not permitted to,” said Hadley.
Murphy took the motion under advisement and will issue a ruling in the future. Hadley will appear in court again on July 14 for another pretrial conference.
By Amy Pike
amy@adairvoice.com
