The new case against James Gentry, which is for the charge of tampering with a prisoner monitoring device, is heading to the Christian County Grand Jury following a preliminary hearing in Christian District Court Monday.
Gentry was out on bond in July when he cut off his ankle monitor and fled Hopkinsville while his trial was ongoing in Trigg County for the November 27, 2018, killing of Keith Joey Hayes.
The jury ultimately found him guilty of murder and robbery in his absence and sentenced him to life in prison without parole eligibility for 25 years.
Davis McGregor with Christian County Alternative Services says he had been supervising Gentry while he was out on pretrial release, and he received notice on July 23 that Gentry’s ankle monitor had been removed—it was later located off the side of Cox Mill Road.
Gentry was arrested by the U.S. Marshal’s Service in San Diego County, California in late October. District Judge Foster Cothoff determined there was probable cause and sent the case to the grand jury for consideration—he reminded Gentry that he is being held without bond on behalf of Trigg County.
Gentry is set for formal sentencing on the murder conviction in Trigg County next month.