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Conrad Murder Trial to Stay in McCracken County

Conrad Murder Trial to Stay in McCracken County
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By Bill Hughes
Feb. 01, 2016 | PADUCAH, KY
By Bill Hughes Feb. 01, 2016 | 03:15 PM | PADUCAH, KY
A Benton man charged with murder in McCracken County will not get a new venue for his trial.

Commonwealth Attorney Dan Boaz told West Kentucky Star that 49-year-old Jeffrey Conrad's attorney had asked Circuit Judge Tim Kaltenbach on Friday to move the trial because media coverage over the last 8 months could taint a jury. After Boaz argued that recent higher profile cases have been able to seat a jury, Judge Kaltenbach denied the motion, saying if issues arise while seating a jury, he will deal with them at that time. 

Conrad was indicted on June 8, 2015 after an incident the previous day at a Reidland self-storage facility, where he allegedly shot 30-year-old Garlon Casey Cox in the head. Conrad told police he caught Cox and his friend, Brandon York, burglarizing his storage unit.

Kaltenbach also ruled Friday on how much evidence and testimony can be presented about the criminal histories or drug histories of Cox and York. Boaz said any habitual drug use by either man should not matter in the trial, but Conrad's attorney, Doug Moore, argued that York and Cox's drug use and behavior led to the incident at the storage site with his client. Kaltenbach eventually ruled that discussion of drug use should only relate to the events of that day, and nothing prior.

He ruled in a similar way on criminal histories, saying that York could only be questioned about whether he was a convicted felon, but no other details would be allowed. 

Boaz said another pretrial conference is scheduled for Feb. 26, and the trial should begin March 16.

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