A Hopkinsville man charged in the November 2018 fatal shooting of Joey Hayes appeared in Trigg Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon for a pretrial conference.
James Gentry and his defense attorney, Michael Thompson, appeared before Judge C.A. “Woody” Woodall. Thompson asked the judge to set another pretrial conference in a couple of months while he waits for more discovery to be given to him.
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Judge Woodall set the next pretrial conference for Wednesday afternoon, June 12, at 1:00.A Kentucky State Police detective previously testified Gentry admitted he was present when Hayes was shot multiple times and that he also transported him to the location where he was killed. Hayes’ body was found on November 28, 2018, in a hay barn on a farm located at 412 Buffalo Road in Trigg County.
Gentry is charged with murder, first-degree robbery and being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun.
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