ELKHART, Ind. (AP) - An Elkhart police officer charged with battery of a suspect is asking for his case to be moved to another county so he can receive a fair trial.
Joshua Titus asked Elkhart Superior Judge Charles Wicks to move his trial to Noble County. Court records show that Wicks said at a Friday hearing that he would grant the change of venue if the defense and prosecutors can’t find an impartial jury this spring. The two sides are to select a jury in April with a trial scheduled for late May.
Titus and officer Cory Newland were charged with misdemeanor battery after a video showed them repeatedly punching a handcuffed man after the man spit at one of the officers.
People were interested in these podcasts
Newland and Titus were placed on administrative leave in November and have pleaded not guilty.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.