VAN WERT — A Middle Point man who faces a felony count of tampering with evidence in connection with the 2016 disappearance of a Van Wert man has waived his constitutional right to a speedy trial and has requested additional time to prepare his case.
Dale Gear, 57, will now stand trial before a 12-member jury in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court beginning June 6.
Gear is charged with tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony, related to the disappearance of Kori Glossett, a Van Wert man who had been missing since his birthday on June 16, 2016.
The original indictment alleged that Gear did, on or about June 24, 2016, “alter, destroy, conceal or remove” possible evidence related to the disappearance of Glossett. Prosecutors in December sought and received court approval to amend the indictment to expand the time frame of the alleged offense through July 27 of last year.
A hearing was held late last month in front of Van Wert County Common Pleas Judge Martin Burchfield during which new evidence in the case was presented.
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