USA Olympian Michael Barisone Ordered by Court to Remain in Jail on Attempted Murder Charges

USA Olympian Michael Barisone was ordered Wednesday to remain in jail while police and prosecutors complete investigation of two atempted murder charges after a woman student was shot twice on the Barisone farm in New Jersey.

Michael Barisone, 54, appeared in Morris County Superior Court for the first time since he was taken into custody following the shooting of Lauren Kanarek at Hawthorne Hill farm in Long Valley, 55 miles/88kms west of New York City a week ago.

The brief hearing came after the family of Lauren, 39, issued a statement Wednesday labeling the shooting an “inexplicable attack.”

“The family thanks those who have supported them and Lauren through this most traumatic time,” the family said in the statement made just hours before the court hearing .

“While there may have been a civil disagreement between Lauren and Mr. Barisone, such things never justify the use of a gun.”

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Article written by: KENNETH J. BRADDICK