James Gentry, the man charged in the November murder of Keith Joey Hayes, appeared in Trigg Circuit Court for a pretrial conference Wednesday afternoon.
Gentry appeared along with defense attorney Michael Thompson, who informed the court that he has received a substantial amount of evidence and requested another pretrial be set to allow him time to review it.
Commonwealth’s Attorney Carrie Ovey-Wiggins confirmed that she provided Thompson with over 100 pages of documents, 32 discs with digital evidence and that there is ballistics evidence that has been sent off for testing—which could take a while to get back.
Thompson says he does intend to eventually file a motion for bond reduction.
Trigg Circuit Judge C. A. Woody Woodall set another pretrial hearing for June 12. Gentry is charged with murder, first-degree robbery and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. As previously reported, Gentry allegedly admitted to Kentucky State Police that he was present when Hayes was shot multiple times on November 27. He also reportedly admitted to transporting Hayes to the location on Buffalo Road in Trigg County where he was killed and later located.
Gentry had been listed as the last person to see Hayes on a missing person report filed with the Christian County Sheriff’s Department. He also reportedly pawned a ring that belonged to Hayes.
Gentry is lodged in the Christian County Jail on a $1 million bond and at this time, no other person has been charged in connection with the incident.