Bail Set For Teen Accused In Fatal School Shooting
Principal's Funeral Set For Wednesday
Updated: 9:10 am CDT October 3, 2006
BARABOO, Wis. -- A judge in Sauk County set bail on Monday at $750,000 cash for the teen accused of fatally shooting his high school principal in Cazenovia last week.Prosecutors told the judge in court on Monday afternoon that student Eric Hainstock, 15, might have been looking for other people to attack.District Attorney Pat Barrett said that there were other "persons of interest" for Hainstock when he went to the Weston High School on Friday and allegedly killed 49-year-old principal John Klang. Barrett asked for a bond of $750,000. She said that Hainstock is a danger to others in the community."From some of his statements and concerns, it would appear that others may have been as well persons of interest to him on that particular day," she said. "Their safety certainly is paramount."Hainstock appeared in Sauk County court via video conferencing from jail. Wearing an orange jumpsuit, he bit his nails as he read through the criminal complaint against him, WISC-TV reported.Hainstock's public defender asked for bond of $10,000, but Judge Pat Taggart agreed that the prosecutor's bond suggestion would assure public safety, WISC-TV reported.Taggart set a pre-trial conference for Oct. 13. Hainstock was ordered back to court on Oct. 24.Some of Hainstock's classmates were in court during the hearing, WISC-TV reported.
Some Students, Staff Seek Counseling
Classes were canceled on Monday at Weston schools in Cazenovia, but that doesn't mean the halls were empty. Students and staff were walking the halls, talking with counselors and consoling each other in the wake of the fatal shooting of their principal.At a news conference on Monday, District Superintendent Terry Milfred said that 32 counselors are on hand for those who want to talk and are making plans to handle the students when classes resume Thursday.Milfred said that about a half-dozen Sauk County investigators are at the school reviewing the shooting.On Monday, there are small signs of normalcy. Volleyball practice took place this morning. Friday's football game is still scheduled.Milfred said that he is spending the day developing a security plan with safety coordinators from the Madison Metropolitan School District.He said that the Sauk County Sheriff's Department agreed to loan a uniformed deputy to the Weston Schools as long as needed.At least one police officer will guard the Weston school building and visitors will have to sign in when classes resume Thursday. Volunteers will staff both main entrances and visitors will have to wear name tags after they sign in, Milfred said.About 100 students, parents and teachers gathered in the school gym on Sunday to learn how the administration is responding to Friday's shooting.Milfred said that the most important tasks ahead are to secure the school and get back to the routine.Hainstock was charged on Friday as an adult for the shooting. Charged with first-degree intentional homicide, he could face life in prison if he's convicted.Authorities said that Hainstock said that he killed Klang because he was upset with a reprimand Klang had given him for having tobacco in schoolAuthorities: Hainstock Said He Was Teased
After Hainstock was arrested for allegedly killing his high school principal, investigators said that the teenager told them that he just wanted someone to listen to his complaints about being tormented by classmates.Hainstock's friend Eric Schneider, 14, said that people picked on Hainstock a lot, but he also picked on kids and would fight with other children.Hainstock allegedly spent an hour in anger-management class two days before the shooting, WISC-TV reported.Klang's Funeral Set For Wednesday
The funeral for the slain principal will be held on Wednesday at the high school gymnasium at 11 a.m.Visitation will be on Tuesday afternoon at Farber Funeral Home in Reedsburg.Meanwhile, the community will also say goodbye to 16-year-old Erik Fichtel this week.The teen was killed on Friday morning before school in a car crash. Authorities said that they don't believe the crash was involved in the school shooting.Fichtel's funeral will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m., at the Lime Ridge Catholic Church, WISC-TV reported. Previous Stories:
- October 2, 2006: Students, Staff Try To Recover After Principal Killed
- October 2, 2006: Klang's Wife: 'That's Something John Would Do'
- October 2, 2006: Weston Staff, Students Get Counseling
- October 1, 2006: Children Need Help Dealing With Weston Shooting
- September 30, 2006: Stunned Community Holds Vigil To Mourn Slain Principal
- September 30, 2006: Principal Dies In School Shooting
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