Man Accused of Killing His Child to go on Trial in August

A trial date for Robert ‘Blaine’ Roper, 27, has been set for Aug. 8 according to court officials.
Roper and his wife Carol Michelle ‘Keri’ Roper, 21, were arrested in November 2014 and charged with killing their newborn child following an investigation by the TBI in conjunction with the Metro Moore County Sheriff’s Department.
The pair will be tried separately; no trial date has been set for Keri Roper at this time.
According to Sheriff’s Department officials, both Keri Roper and Blaine Roper are being held in a Nashville correctional facility, each under a $1 million bond.
Jury selection for the case is expected to be Aug. 3-5 in Lynchburg, with Blaine Roper’s trial set to begin the following Monday, Aug. 8.
On Oct. 31, 2014, the Moore County Grand Jury indicted the Ropers, each with one count of conspiracy to commit first degree murder, one count of premeditated first degree murder and two counts of felony murder.
Investigators discovered the newborn’s remains in a fire pit and ditch located on and near the property where the Ropers resided.