LEBANON, Ind. (AP) — The man charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a central Indiana sheriff’s deputy wants his trial moved.
Attorneys for 21-year-old Anthony Baumgardt of Lebanon have filed for a change of venue from Boone County. Baumgardt is charged in the March 2 shooting of Jacob Pickett, who was chasing of Baumgardt with his police dog. The 34-year-old Boone County deputy died three days later.
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The motion was filed June 7. Prosecutors have 10 days to respond to it.
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case. A trial date has not been set.
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