March 5, 2012. BOONE — The trial for the three-year-old pawnshop murder is set to begin today with John Richard Gray, 31, of Virginia Beach charged with first degree murder, robbery with dangerous weapon and possession of firearm by felon. Scott Casey and Jeff Hedrick are the court-appointed lawyers representing Gray.
In the winter of 2008, two days after allegedly killing Jimmy Roberts, who owned the Gold and Closeout Connection on 499 East King Street, Gray was arrested on Christmas Day for the murder of Roberts after a standoff with Illinois State Police at a hotel in Rochelle, Ill.
The truck Gray believed to have left the scene of the crime in was a pewter-colored Chevrolet Silverado pickup was marked with a company name that said “Yard Art.”
Below are listings from Watauga Superior Criminal Trial Calendar that pertain to Gray.
0029 08 CRS 052783 GRAY, JOHN RICHARD APT.: CASEY/HEDRICK ADA: CLB 1
TB: 020909
(F)FIRST DEGREE MURDER STEVENS, MD BPD
CLS:A P: L: PLEA: VER: JUDGMENT:
0030 09 CRS 000493 GRAY, JOHN RICHARD APT.: CASEY/HEDRICK ADA: CLB
TB: 020909 BOND: $50,000 SEC
(F)ROBBERY WITH DANGEROUS WEAPON STEVENS, M BPD
CLS:D P: L: PLEA: VER: JUDGMENT:
0031 09 CRS 000494 GRAY, JOHN RICHARD APT.: CASEY/HEDRICK ADA: CLB
TB: 020909 BOND: $1 SEC
(F)POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY FELON STEVENS, M BPD
CLS:G P: L: PLEA: VER: JUDGMENT:
0032 10 CRS 051434 GRAY, JOHN RICHARD APT.: HEDRICK, JEFF ADA: CLB 2
TB: 092710 BOND: $7,500 SEC
(F)POSSESS WEAPON BY PRISONER (F) VIRGINIA, C SFF
TRIVETTE, BARRY
THOMAS, PAT
HICKS, DOUG
CLS: P: L: PLEA: VER: JUDGMENT:
WATAUGA SUPERIOR CRIMINAL TRIA PAGE: 9 03/05/12 10:00 AM 000A SUPERIOR COURT CALENDAR PAGE: 10
COURT DATE: 03/05/12 TIME: 10:00 AM COURTROOM NUMBER: 000A
NO. FILE NUMBER DEFENDANT NAME CONT
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0033 10 CRS 051435 GRAY, JOHN RICHARD APT.: HEDRICK, JEFF ADA: CLB 2
TB: 092710 BOND: $1 SEC
(F)POSSESS WEAPON BY PRISONER (F) VIRGINIA,C SFF
TRIVETTE, BARRY
THOMAS, PAT
HICKS, DOUG
CLS: P: L: PLEA: VER: JUDGMENT:
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