Some community members are shocked after police say former state lawmaker Steve Nunn talked revenge and suicide after his arrest Friday morning.

Nunn faces new charges of murder and violating an emergency protective order in the case of his slain ex-girlfriend Amanda Ross.

An arrest warrant was delivered to the Hart County Jail late Monday night and in it police say Nunn told investigators he was at the end of his rope and wanted revenge.

He speaks in derogatory terms about his former fiancee and had even talked about killing himself just days before his arrest.

"The first thing that popped into my mind was that it wasn't him, something was wrong," said Hart County resident Herbert England.

The 90-year-old England knows a lot of people.

He says a family he's knows well is that of Steve Nunn.

"Steve's grandaddy and my daddy used to play ball together on the park baseball team," he said.

For years, England has taken care of the Cosby Cemetery in Hart County.

It's where Steve Nunn was found, just hours after his ex-fiancee was shot to death in Lexington.

"It just doesn't seem right for anybody to do that," he said.

Police say Nunn tried to commit suicide at the cemetery.

In the arrest warrant, authorities say on the way to the hospital, Nunn said he was "sorry for not completing the job," and he spoke of revenge.

As of Tuesday, he was still at the Hart County Jail.

"He's about the same, he's been cooperative ever since he's been here," said Hart County Jailer Keith Riordan.

Jailer Riordan says Nunn remains in isolation, and he's been fitted into a special suit designed to prevent further injuries to himself.

Riordan says he's unsure at this time when or if Nunn could be transferred to another facility for his murder charge.

"We're just going to have to see and let the courts do their thing and we'll see what happens," Riordan said.

According to the warrant, police say Nunn told them he had lost his job, money and had been a burden to his family--just a few reasons that could've pushed Nunn to murder.

"All indication look like he could have I'll put it that way," England said.

According to the arrest warrant, a preliminary examination found the bullets that struck Amanda Ross Friday morning to be that of a .38-special caliber.

Police say the handgun found with Nunn was a .38-special revolver.

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Nunn Charged with Murder
56-year-old Steve Nunn has been charged with murder, in connection with the death of his ex-fiancee Amanda Ross.

Kentucky State Police say just before 8 p.m. Monday, authorities, including the Lexington Division of Police, served warrants on Nunn at the Hart County Detention Center for murder and a violation of an emergency protective order.

Jail officials say as of Monday night, a bond had been set for Nunn at $9500 per each wanton endangerment charge, or $57,000.

Nunn is scheduled to appear in Hart County District Court on Monday, Sept. 21st at 11a.m for his arraignment.

Nunn Taken to Jail

A former state representative from Glasgow is released from the hospital and booked into jail.

It's just the latest turn in a series of stunning events involving Steve Nunn.

The son of former Governor Louie Nunn was released from the Bowling Green Medical Center Monday morning.

He had been there since Friday, when state police found Nunn with his wrists slit at his parents grave in Cosby Cemetery just hours after his ex-fiancee, Amanda Ross, was found shot to death outside her apartment in Lexington.

It's what took place at the cemetery that now has the well-known name behind bars.

He was once a gubernatorial candidate, but now he's an inmate in jail.

56-year-old Steve Nunn was booked in Hart County just before 10:30a.m. Monday, where officials say he was fully cooperative.

"He was talking like you and I are talking right now, calm. I'm sure he's upset about what's happened," said Hart County Jailer Keith Riordan.

Nunn is charged with six counts of wanton endangerment after state police say he pulled out a handgun in front of officers at Cosby Cemetery Friday.

Jailer Riordan says health officials were expected to evaluate Nunn's mental status at the jail Monday afternoon.

"When we think someone may be in danger to themselves or others, we have triage, a number we call, and they get here as soon as they can get here," he said.

Following the events that transpired Friday morning, Riordan says after he was booked Monday, Nunn was placed in a special suit designed to prevent further injuries to himself.

"This suit is a Velcro deal. It's not like a straight-jacket, but just a regular suit that we put them in," he said.

Riordan says Nunn has been put in a jail cell alone and away from other inmates.

The jailer says it's an area used for those who may be a danger to themselves, or even others.

"He's a former lawmaker and he could have enemies in here, which I don't think he has, but we use all precautions we can," Riordan said.

Steve Nunn declined to speak to us Monday afternoon, as did Bob Heleringer, a Louisville attorney who was visiting at the Hart County Jail Monday.

Heleringer was Nunn's running mate when Nunn ran for governor in 2003.