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Two enter Alford pleas, found guilty in 2021 east Toledo double homicide

Deandre Bowen, Brandon Lampros and Matthew Garcia are charged in the deaths of Brad Keel, 44, and David Misch 19.

TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The following story has been edited to reflect the events of Tuesday's trial and correct an error regarding Garcia's trial date. 

Brandon Lampros and Deandre Bowen were scheduled to appear in court Tuesday in the trial for a 2021 double homicide. A third suspect in the case, Matthew Garcia, is scheduled to appear in court on May 23. 

During the trial, Bowen entered an Alford plea to Involuntary Manslaughter. He was found guilty and is scheduled for a May 5 sentencing at 9 a.m.

Lampros also entered an Alford plea to Involuntary Manslaughter Tuesday morning. He was found guilty and is expected back in court on June 2 at 9 a.m. for sentencing. 

On June 2, Lampros was sentenced to 10-12.5 years in prison.

Garcia, Lampros and Bowen are accused of killing 44-year-old Brad Keel and 19-year-old David Misch on March 1, 2021 in an incident described in an arrest warrant as an "ongoing feud."

According to an arrest warrant, Lampros drove "with several others" to the 1500 block of Nevada to fight with a man relating to said feud. 

When they arrived, Lampros reportedly fought with Keel, who was then shot by Garcia, according to police reports. His family said he was killed while protecting his son.

According to an autopsy report from the Lucas County Coroner, Keel died of two gunshot wounds to the chest. 

Misch, a bystander, was also wounded in the incident and taken to a local hospital where he died days later from his injuries.

Both Garcia and Lampros were indicted on one count of murder, one count of felonious assault and two counts of three-year gun specification.

A second count of murder was added after a re-indictment of Lampros and Garcia on March 18. Garcia's charges were unchanged.

Members of the US Marshals Task Force arrested Garcia in Defiance on March 10, who was then booked into the Lucas County Jail. 

Lampros turned himself in on March 3. Warrants were issued for both of their arrests following the shooting.

Deandre Bowen, now 19, was arrested as the third suspect in the case and charged with murder and felonious assault on May 4, 2021. Bowen was not previously named as he was a minor at the time of the incident. After his arrest, Bowen was booked into the juvenile justice center. 

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