A 49-year-old Kentucky man has been sentenced to a total of 21-years in prison for a residential burglary to his ex-girlfriend’s home in Kinmundy and for violating an order of protection she had against him. Jacob Roderick had pleaded guilty to the charges on August 24th. A Class X charge of attempted murder originally filed in connection with the case was earlier dropped.
Judge Mark Stedelin on Tuesday handed down the maximum 15-year sentence in the residential burglary case and maximum 6-year sentence for violation of an order of protection and then ordered them to be served consecutively. In doing so, the judge believed the sentence was necessary to protect the public.
Roderick is already in prison after receiving a four-year prison term on a 2019 burglary in Jefferson County. Roderick will also have to serve four years of parole when getting out of prison.
Roderick had been arrested by Kentucky officials after Marion County officials developed information that Roderick had broke into the home where he believed his ex-girlfriend was staying in the early morning hours of April 24, 2019. Roderick is believed to have poisoned her dog, and allegedly took the woman’s underwear and cell phone before returning to Kentucky. The ex-girlfriend was not home at the time of the break-in, but sheriff’s deputies indicated there was evidence to show Roderick planned to kill her.
Roderick was accused of assaulting a Kentucky officer when trying to leave his Henderson, Kentucky motel room that was under surveillance while Marion County and Kentucky officials were attempting to obtain a search warrant.
Police later also located a tracker that Roderick is believed to have placed on his ex-girlfriend’s car.
The attempted murder charge had been filed as a result of statements obtained by police and what was discovered in the search warrant. The victim, Marion County Sheriff’s Deputy Hannah Tellefsen, and a Kentucky detective all testified at the sentencing hearing for the prosecution which was handled by Melissa Doran. The defense presented no testimony, but Roderick did make a statement to the court. He apologized to the parents of the victim who owned the home that was entered as well as the victim. Roderick also asked the judge for leniency, noting he hoped to get out of prison someday and be a part of his children’s lives.
