By Amelia A. Pridemore
A Fayette County murder suspect who was arrested again Monday could have his bond revoked at a hearing today, prosecutors said.
Henry Clay Jenkins, 35, of Oak Hill, who had been free on $40,000 bond, was charged Monday with misdemeanor domestic battery. Sheriff Steve Kessler said Jenkins would remain jailed until his bond status could be considered in Fayette Circuit Court.
Assistant prosecutor Brian Parsons said Jenkins’ bond could be revoked at a 9 a.m. circuit court hearing.
Kessler said deputies responded to a domestic situation on Summerlee Road in Oak Hill Monday evening. They determined Jenkins had physically assaulted his stepfather.
Jenkins was awaiting trial on a murder charge in the death of his 14-year-old son, Christian Clay Jenkins, Kessler said. Christian Jenkins was a cystic fibrosis patient who died in a Charleston hospital last November.
A state medical examiner’s autopsy indicated the use of illicit drugs was a contributing factor in Christian Jenkins’ death, Kessler said. Investigators also determined prompt medical attention was not sought for the boy after he experienced respiratory distress.
Henry Clay Jenkins was charged with murder in late May and was indicted by a county grand jury in September.
Parsons said Jenkins was on home confinement while free on bond.
