TOMS RIVER – At a pre-indictment hearing this afternoon before Judge Guy Ryan, the attorney representing Christopher Gregor turned down a plea bargain offered by the prosecutor’s office.
Gregor faces a first degree murder charge for the death of his six year old son, Corey Micciolo.
Ocean County Assistant Prosecutor Christine Lento offered Gregor 30 years time with no early parole. Gregor declined, as he still maintains his innocence.
The matter now moves to the grand jury, who will consider whether or not to indict Gregor on the murder of his son.
Both Corey’s mother, Breanna and grandmother, Rebecca Micciolo, were present in the courtroom when the defendant and his attorney turned down the offer by remote access. Gregor remains incarcerated in the Ocean County Jail.
“I can’t believe he (Gregor) would let this go to trial with the videos and everything else,” said Breanna. “I hope he gets even more time after a jury hears everything.”
The video she referenced was that of Gregor putting Corey on a treadmill in the gym of his apartment complex. He sped it up, kept putting the boy back on after he had fallen off, and at one point appeared to be biting his head.
Corey died soon after this incident on April 2, 2021.
Gregor is assumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
For more on this story, read our story from July 2021.
