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Nolan Grove, 14, charged with murder of 12-year-old, may be released on bail

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A Red Lion teenager accused of shooting 12-year-old Cain Heiland on April 1, 2023, will be released on bail and placed under house arrest, a York County judge ruled today.

Nolan Donald Grove, 14, who remains charged as an adult and was previously held in the Juvenile Suicide-Proof Unit, may be released on $50,000 bail and placed under supervised house arrest in the care of his mother, Danielle Nace, her parents and her husband at their home in Red Lion.

When announcing the verdict, Common Pleas Presiding Judge Maria Musti Cook said she had changed her decision 180 degrees several times.

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“It's one of the most disturbing cases we've had to deal with in 19 years,” she said. However, Cook said she doesn't believe the York County Jail is an appropriate place for a 14-year-old. “We don't build jails for that age group,” she said.

Many were left teary-eyed as Cook laid out the conditions Grove must fulfill if he is released. In her ruling, Cook said Grove should remain in the care of his mother and maternal grandparents, that he will undergo “electronically monitored house arrest,” and that he will not be allowed to leave the state without prior permission. Authorities will also search the house for weapons before and during his house arrest.

At a bail hearing on August 9, his mother, Danielle Nace, who lives on their property in Red Lion with her husband, John, and their retired parents, testified that no one on the property has firearms in the house and that she owns three firearms that are kept at a lawyer's office. Nace's father owns several firearms that are kept in West Virginia.

“If your family is able to post bail, you need to be aware of the consequences,” Cook told Grove.

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“This is not a holiday for you. This is not a 'let's go home'. There is nothing to celebrate today. A young man is dead. His family will never share a meal with him again, never be able to sit in front of the television again – you have to think about that young man.”

Farley Holt, Grove's attorney, said he felt Grove was ready to be reunited with his family. “He will be under house arrest until this matter is resolved.”

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