WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The man accused in the shooting death of State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard was denied bond in a hearing that took place in Mingo County Circuit Court Tuesday morning.
Timothy Kennedy, 29, of Beech Creek, appeared before Mingo County Circuit Judge Miki Thompson. She turned down the request for bond. Kennedy was returned to the Southwestern Regional Jail.
Kennedy was charged with murder last Friday after allegedly shooting and killing Maynard in what State Police Superintendent Col. Jack Chambers has called an “ambush.”
“They were ambushed. Sgt. Maynard was hit and wounded. Another trooper that was with him did return fire, but did not hit the suspect,” Chambers said on Monday’s MetroNews “Talkline.”
Kennedy, who appeared in court Tuesday in an orange jail jumpsuit, likely faces additional charges. He’s the suspect in the Friday afternoon shooting of Benjamin Baldwin, 39, of Matewan. Baldwin was shot with a shotgun, according to investigators. He remains in a Charleston hospital in serious but stable condition.
Kennedy was arrested by troopers late Friday night following a 7-hour manhunt. He had two black eyes and a number of visible scratches on his face when he appeared in court Tuesday.
Maynard will be remembered in a service set for Wednesday afternoon at Mingo Central High School.