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Dayton Gunman’s Friend Pleads Guilty to Firearms Counts
By: Associated Press
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A friend of a gunman who killed nine people in a rampage in Dayton has pleaded guilty to two firearms charges unrelated to the deadly mass shooting.
Twenty-four-year-old Ethan Kollie pleaded Wednesday to lying on a federal firearms form and possessing a gun while using illegal drugs. The gun was unrelated to the mass killing.
U.S. District Judge Thomas Rose ordered a presentencing investigation and set sentencing for Feb. 20. He didn’t rule immediately on a defense request to reconsider bond for Kollie, who’s been jailed since early August.
Authorities have said there is no indication Kollie knew the shooter was planning the Aug. 4 shooting that killed nine people before police killed him.
Investigators say Kollie told them he bought body armor, a 100-round magazine and a part for the gun.