Former lawmaker Steve Nunn now faces a charge of murder in the death of his ex-fiancee, who was found dead outside her Lexington apartment Friday morning.

Nunn, who remains in the Hart County Jail, also is charged with violating a domestic violence order, which Amanda Ross had taken out against him. Lexington police served a warrant with the charges Monday evening, with no bond, according to Jailer Keith Riordan.

Following the death of Ross, Nunn, a former Republican legislator, was thought to have traveled from Lexington to Hart County where officers found him at the gravesite of his parents, former Gov. Louie B. Nunn and Beula Nunn.

When officers spotted Nunn, it was apparent he had self-inflicted wounds to his wrists and then Nunn pulled out a .38 caliber handgun, according to Trooper Charles Swiney, spokesman for Kentucky State Police Post 3 in Bowling Green. Nunn was hospitalized over the weekend in Bowling Green for his wrist injuries before being taken to jail Monday.

Riordan said Nunn, 56, is scheduled to appear in Hart County District Court on Monday for six charges of wanton endangerment, which stem from his handling of the gun in the presence of six police officers. Bond on those charges was $57,000 cash.

Because of his apparent self-inflicted injuries, Riordan said that Nunn was on a suicide watch for at least another day.

“We probably go in every 10 or 15 minutes and check on him,” Riordan said.

He said it’s not clear if Lexington authorities will try to have Nunn brought to Fayette County before the charges in Hart County are dealt with.

“I really don’t know,” he said.

Lexington Police spokesman Lt. Doug Pate said that is something to be worked out between the courts and the Lexington County Attorney’s office and is still in the works.

Pate said probable cause was developed to charge Nunn with murder in Ross’ death, but he can’t comment on any evidence in an open case.

A news release from Pate said police responded to the shooting call at 6:30 a.m. EDT at 541 W. Short St., Lexington. The woman, later identified as Ross, was suffering from “gunshot wounds.” Ross was taken to the hospital, where she later died.

Nunn’s attorney, Astrida Lemkins, could not be reached for comment today. But Monday, prior to Nunn being charged with murder, she told reporters that the domestic violence order was the cause of many of Nunn’s problems.

“If there does turn out to be a relationship between the death of Amanda Ross and Steve Nunn, it is not because the DVO failed, but rather because the DVO was issued,” Lemkins told Lexington-Herald Leader reporters.

Brian Matone, first assistant Fayette County attorney, said there is legal precedent for the case to be first handled in Hart County.

“The court which first obtains jurisdiction (by an arrest) retains the jurisdiction,” Matone said.

While the murder charge is a capital offense, the wanton endangerment charges also are serious offenses, he said.

After the hearing on Monday in Hart County, Matone said a decision will likely be made on how to precede with the murder case.

“There are a number of things that could happen,” Matone said. “If, for instance, he were to bond out on their charges, our holder would be active and we would initiate a transport order to make an initial appearance in court here.”

Matone said there is little he can discuss about the death case now, in which the autopsy and ballistics report are still pending.