BURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) - One of the two men accused of killing a Burlington teenager wants his trial moved out of Des Moines County in southeast Iowa.
The Hawk Eye reports (https://bit.ly/2pAJQy5) that lawyers for 23-year-old Jorge Sanders-Galvez say he doesn’t believe he can receive a fair trial in Burlington because of the pretrial publicity. He’s also seeking a trial separate from that of his co-defendant, Jaron Purham. They’re accused of shooting to death 16-year-old Kedarie Johnson in March 2016.
A hearing on the motions hasn’t been scheduled.
Purham is awaiting trial on unrelated charges in Missouri.
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Information from: The Hawk Eye, https://www.thehawkeye.com
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