Bryan Station dean, coach indicted on wanton endangerment charge
The Bryan Station High School dean of students who was charged with wanton endangerment earlier this year has been indicted by a grand jury, according to court documents.
John “Jay” Bordas was the dean and an athletic coach at Bryan Station when he was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, a felony, in March after allegedly following a man home in his car and pointing a gun at him. Bordas was indicted on that charge on July 29, and his arraignment is scheduled for Aug. 29.
The indictment says Bordas showed “extreme indifference to the value of human life” when he allegedly pointed the gun at the victim. Bordas was placed on administrative leave by Fayette County Public Schools following the incident.
The incident happened just before 4:45 p.m. Feb. 13, when a man said he drove up to the intersection of Clearwater Way and Fiddler Creek Way in Lexington, and another driver — Bordas — allegedly ran a stop sign, according to the criminal complaint.
“As the victim braked heavily to prevent a collision, the suspect vehicle also stopped,” the complaint reads. “The victim proceeded to drive around the suspect vehicle and continued to travel towards his residence.”
When the victim arrived at his home, the suspect vehicle also allegedly pulled into the cul-de-sac and parked in front of the home.
“As the victim stood in his driveway, he observed the suspect, who was seated in the driver’s seat, point a black firearm at him,” the complaint reads.
Who is Jay Bordas?
Bordas was the head coach of Bourbon County High School boys basketball team from 2008 to 2012 and was previously an assistant boys’ basketball coach at Henry Clay and Tates Creek.
He had been the subject of at least two other Fayette County Public Schools investigations, according to records obtained by the Herald-Leader.
In 2019, Bordas received a private reprimand from then-Superintendent Manny Caulk, and was told he could no longer serve as a safe crisis management trainer for Fayette County Public Schools. That happened after a district investigation found discrepancies in records he kept as manager on employee training and certification.
And in 2023, a student reported that they walked into a training room at Bryan Station High School and saw Bordas in an “intimate situation” with a female staff member, according to district documents.