New charge added in beating case
A Kansas University student accused of brutally attacking his ex-girlfriend now faces an additional criminal charge.
On Tuesday, Kansas Assistant Attorney General Jacqie Spradling charged 22-year-old Matthew Jaeger with a second count of aggravated battery, involving the same victim. Jaeger was already facing aggravated kidnapping, aggravated battery, aggravated burglary and criminal threat charges in connection with the Oct. 9 incident.
Jaeger’s lawyer, defense attorney Carl Cornwell, said his client likely will bond out of jail today and then enter a treatment facility for substance abuse and mental health issues in California. Jaeger has been jailed on $850,000 bond.
Douglas County District Judge Robert Fairchild ordered Jaeger to wear a GPS monitoring device and stay at least 100 miles away from the victim and her family.
Fairchild scheduled a preliminary hearing in the case for Feb. 22.