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Gregory faces trial Nov. 5. He pleaded not guilty in August 2017 to two counts of murder and related charges in the Sept. 4, 2016 shooting of Ronnie Bowers. Bowers died two days later in what authorities said was Kettering’s first gun-related homicide since 2007.
“Due to the nature of the charges and the potential sentence, release of the defendant, even under guard to a non-law enforcement facility creates a great risk of escape and a great safety risk to the community,” according to Montgomery County Common Pleas Court records filed last week.
Gregory, who was 16 at the time of the shooting, is being tried as a adult. However, he has been in juvenile detention since the crime.
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Police said Bowers was an “innocent bystander” who was attempting to flee a confrontation that flared up earlier that night at Alterfest when the shooting occurred. Gregory and Bowers did not know each other, authorities and court witnesses have said.
Bowers died two days after the shooting in what was ruled Kettering’s first gun-related homicide since 2007.
Gregory has been in juvenile detention since shortly after the shooting. His bond was set at $1 million.
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