Judge lowers bond to $250K for suspect tied to Bardstown mother’s murder.

Joseph Lawson , 34 , faces charges of conspiracy to murder and complicity to tampering with physical evidence.

His bond was reduced from $500,000 to $250,000 by Nelson Circuit Judge Charles Simms III in an order Monday .

Lawson 's attorneys requested he be placed on house arrest or incarceration at an inpatient treatment facility.

If Lawson is able to post bond, he will have a dusk to dawn curfew, except for reasons of employment or medical emergencies.