The investigation into the shooting was handled by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and prosecuted by the Ohio Attorney General s office.
According to court records, Coy will appear on May 7 for an initial appearance on the reckless homicide charge, which carries a five-year maximum prison sentence if convicted.
Mark Collins, Coy s attorney, said the new charge shows prosecutors have doubts about whether they could convict Coy of murder. Reckless homicide is not a lesser included offense of felony murder, Collins said. This shows us that they little faith in the felony murder charge.
Anthony Pierson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, said Friday that the new charge is based on the ongoing investigation and the reckless homicide count will be combined into a single case with the already existing one.
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