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Father of Christopher Gregor, accused NJ killer dad who forced son, 6, to run on treadmill, is ‘highly decorated’ retired state trooper
By Chris Harris,
14 days ago
Christopher Gregor — the New Jersey father accused of killing his 6-year-old, Corey Micciolo, by forcing him to run on a treadmill at high speeds — is reportedly the son of a former New Jersey state trooper.
Gregor, 31, is currently on trial for Corey’s April 2, 2021, murder. Police charged him with the 6-year-old boy’s death nearly a year later.
Gregor, a former high school football star and youth mentor who met little Corey for the first time barely a year before he allegedly abused him to death, attended Monroe Township High School, where he was an honor student and all-state defensive lineman who played for the school’s 2009 Group III state championship football team.
That same year, he was even selected to be part of the district’s “Heroes and Cool Kids” mentorship program for middle schoolers, reserved for high school students “considered positive role models by their administrators,” Home News Tribune reported in 2010.
His LinkedIn lists his most recent job as being in 2018 as a real estate agent.
Over the years, Gregor has had several run-ins with the law in several states, including Connecticut and Maryland, where he racked up more than half a dozen criminal charges between August 2017 and April 2018, including assault, robbery and destruction of property, public records show.
Surveillance footage from a Middletown, NJ, country club gym shows Gregor putting Corey through a sickening workout — allegedly because he thought the youngster was overweight.
He put the boy on the treadmill and rapidly increased the speed and incline until the boy flew off.
Gregor is seen picking the child up and putting him back on the speeding belt — as he seemingly bit Corey’s head — but the child fell another half-dozen times, desperately struggling to keep up until his dad eventually lowers the speed, video shows.
Two weeks later, Corey was taken to the hospital, where he died from his blunt force injuries, including contusions on his liver and heart.
Gregor turned down a 30-year plea offer and faces life in prison if convicted. He’s being held without bond at Ocean County Jail.
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