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Richard Gear Indicted in Shooting Death of Bryan Joseph "B.J." Mough

By David Lohr

An Oconee County grand jury has indicted 45-year-old Richard Harold Gear on murder charges in the shooting death of 21-year-old Bryan Joseph "B.J." Mough. After reviewing all of the evidence in the case, Jurors returned a six-count indictment, charging Gear with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Following the jury's decision, Chief Judge Lawton Stephens denied Gear's request for bond. "The court is unable to find that the defendant poses no significant threat or danger to the community," Lawton said. Gear has been behind bars since February when he was arrested for shooting Mough. According to police, Gear's two daughters, ages 17 and 19, called their father from their cell phones on the evening of Feb...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Report Daily on June 05, 2008 (boomark / email).