Deputy charged in boy's killing asks judge to move trial
June 29, 2016 at 12:02 p.m.
| Updated June 29, 2016 at 12:02 p.m.
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Associated Press
FILE - This file booking photo provided by the Louisiana State Police shows Marksville City Marshal Derrick Stafford. Marshal Norris Greenhouse Jr. and Stafford were arrested on charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Jeremy Mardis, a six-year-old autistic boy, in Marksville, La. Derrick Stafford's attorneys are asking a judge to move his trial to a different Louisiana parish. They claim he can't get a fair trial in Avoyelles Parish due to extensive media coverage of the case and "inflammatory" statements made by the head of the Louisiana State Police. (Louisiana State Police via AP, File)
MARKSVILLE, La. (AP) - One of two deputy city marshals charged with murder in the killing of a 6-year-old boy is asking a judge to move his trial to a different Louisiana parish.
Derrick Stafford's attorneys say he can't get a fair trial in Avoyelles Parish due to extensive media coverage of the case and "inflammatory" statements made by the head of the Louisiana State Police. State District Judge William Bennett is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday on Stafford's request.
Stafford and the other deputy, Norris Greenhouse Jr., have pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder and attempted second-degree murder.
They were arrested less than a week after the Nov. 3, 2015, shooting that killed Jeremy Mardis and critically wounded his father, Chris Few.
