$1 million bond set for Dayton man accused of killing mom in front of child

Gregory Blanton

Gregory Blanton

A $1 million bond was set for a man accused of killing a mother in front of their 4-year-old child.

Gregory Blanton, 33, is charged with three counts of murder, two counts of felonious assault and one count of endangering children in Montgomery County Common Pleas Court.

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He is incarcerated in the Montgomery County Jail and was arraigned Tuesday.

Blanton is accused of shooting 32-year-old Krysten Connally five times in her head May 9 in the driveway of a home in the 3200 block of Hillpoint Lane in Dayton.

Witnesses and neighbors reported that the two argued before the shooting, and that Blanton was Connally’s ex-boyfriend.

Their child is now in the care of family members, Dayton police Lt. Jason Hall said last week.

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