Bail set at $1M for Waunakee man accused of shooting woman in front of her son, grandson

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Cash bail was set at $1 million for the man accused in the Waunakee fatal shooting of a 54-year-old woman in front of her son and grandson.

Ronald Jenne, 78, is facing a charge of first-degree intentional homicide at an apartment complex in Waunakee Friday that killed 54-year-old Julie Anderson.

Jenne was in court Tuesday for his bail bond hearing. He is expected to be in court again on Aug. 30 for his initial appearance.

Jenne is a resident of the apartment complex on the 200 block of Kearney Way, where the shooting took place. Police Chief Kevin Plendl said Jenne had a .38-caliber handgun. He surrendered to police Friday after a brief standoff.

Anderson lived across the hall from Jenne. Her 15-year-old son and 4-year-old grandson were in the apartment at the time of the shooting, according to Plendl.

The incident started when Jenne came to the victim’s apartment to speak with her. After the victim let him in, Jenne began to use profanity and started shooting, police said.

A complaint was filed against Jenne on Friday on suspicion of disorderly conduct, according to court records. Officials said at a news conference that this charge was entirely coincidental and was related to a separate incident that did not include the victim of Friday’s shooting.

Authorities said they had made several contacts with Jenne over the past month and had put him in contact with mental health services.

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