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| Boilerpipe Text | BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A couple who were arrested in connection with a 17-month-oldâs death appeared in court on Thursday.
Loren Gage and Dakota Spencer were indicted by a grand jury following the death of the child.
Police said the child was found unresponsive on July 30 and later pronounced dead at Middlesboro ARH.
As a result, Gage was charged with murder while Spencer was charged with manslaughter.
A pretrial conference was scheduled for Sept. 29.
A motion was also filed to have their bonds reduced during Thursdayâs hearing, which will be revisited when the two return to court for the pretrial conference.
Copyright 2025 WYMT. All rights reserved. |
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# Parents charged in connection with childâs death arraigned
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A couple who were arrested in connection with a 17-month-oldâs death appeared in court on Thursday.
By [Anthony Sizemore](https://www.wymt.com/authors/anthonysizemore/)
Published: Sep. 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM UTC
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A couple who were arrested in connection with a 17-month-oldâs death appeared in court on Thursday.
Loren Gage and Dakota Spencer were indicted by a grand jury following the death of the child.
Police said the child was found unresponsive on July 30 and later pronounced dead at Middlesboro ARH.
##### Previous coverage
###### [Parents arrested in connection with childâs death](https://www.wymt.com/2025/08/14/parents-arrested-connection-with-childs-death/)
As a result, Gage was charged with murder while Spencer was charged with manslaughter.
A pretrial conference was scheduled for Sept. 29.
A motion was also filed to have their bonds reduced during Thursdayâs hearing, which will be revisited when the two return to court for the pretrial conference.
*Copyright 2025 WYMT. All rights reserved.*
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| Readable Markdown | BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - A couple who were arrested in connection with a 17-month-oldâs death appeared in court on Thursday.
Loren Gage and Dakota Spencer were indicted by a grand jury following the death of the child.
Police said the child was found unresponsive on July 30 and later pronounced dead at Middlesboro ARH.
As a result, Gage was charged with murder while Spencer was charged with manslaughter.
A pretrial conference was scheduled for Sept. 29.
A motion was also filed to have their bonds reduced during Thursdayâs hearing, which will be revisited when the two return to court for the pretrial conference.
*Copyright 2025 WYMT. All rights reserved.* |
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