LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Jefferson County grand jury has indicted the man police say shot his father and then planted a bomb near his home in Middletown.
On March 12 about 7:30 a.m., Middletown police responded to a report of gunfire, and a person lying on the ground on Winter Springs Court. Police said Brandon McQuillen, 43, shot and killed his dad, former Jefferson County Reserve Sheriff's Deputy John McQuillen, 65.
Later Wednesday night, police searched Brandon McQuillen's home and car and found an AR-15 style rifle, handwritten notes expressing his intent to kill his father and things used to make explosives. Police also said an explosive device was placed under John McQuillen's vehicle.
Court documents show Brandon McQuillen has a troubled past with his father. John McQuillen took out an emergency protection order (EPO) against Brandon McQuillen in 2018, and Brandon McQuillen took out an EPO against John McQuillen in 2024.
Brandon McQuillen was indicted by a Jefferson County grand jury Friday where he pled not guilty on murder, violating an emergency protective order and other charges. He is still being held in Louisville Metro Corrections on a $1 million bond.
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