Two suspects in the home invasion and killing of a 78-year-old Gainesville man are on suicide watch.
Alachua County Jail guards are closely monitoring Austin M. Jones, 22, and Maranda J. Martin, 22, Sheriff's Office spokesman Art Forgey said Monday.
Under close supervision, the pair aren't allowed to go outside or to bring as many possessions into their cells as other inmates are. Instead of the jail's typical uniform, Jones and Martin must wear paper gowns.
They were charged with attempted murder and home invasion with a weapon after breaking into Paul Quandt's house at 4854 NW 75th Road late at night on Jan. 9.
Quandt died a week later, when he was removed from life support by family members.
Jones and Martin have not been charged with murder because state prosecutors are waiting for an autopsy report from the Medical Examiner's Office.
State Attorney's Office spokesman Spencer Mann said he expects to wait "several days" for the autopsy report, though days could mean weeks or months, he added.
"We are waiting for further information," he said. "We need to get the autopsy report before we move forward with anything."
Martin used to work as a home aide for Quandt, and she knew he owned a safe, according to an arrest report. She and Jones brought rolls of tape, a stun gun and two pistols with them the night of the home invasion.
When Quandt refused to give them the safe's combination, he was beaten, his hands were taped and he was shot with the stun gun. Jones and Martin took the safe with more than $20,000 worth of gold, silver, firearms, currency and electronics in it and put it in the trunk of Quandt's white Cadillac.
After the pair fled, Quandt used cooking oil to loosen the tape on his hands, and he managed to crawl to his scooter and tell a neighbor what happened before slipping into a coma.
Police arrested Jones after a high-speed chase ended in a three-car crash on Southwest 13th Street shortly after midnight on Jan. 10. Martin turned herself into police later that morning.
