CHANGE OF VENUE HEARING FOR BAHENA RIVERA TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY

Change of venue hearing for Bahena Rivera to be held Wednesday

A hearing will be held Wednesday (3/27) in Montezuma on whether Christian Bahena Rivera’s first degree murder trial will be moved.  Bahena Rivera is accused of killing 20-year-old Mollie Tibbetts of Brooklyn last July.  His attorneys have asked that the trial be moved from Poweshiek County to a more diverse area.  On Monday (3/25), the Poweshiek County Attorney’s Office and State Attorney General’s Office filed a response saying that Tibbetts’ death “touched many…residents and her death has significantly and emotionally affected many residents of the county and prospective jurors, making it extremely difficult to obtain a fair and impartial jury.”  A hearing on the change of venue motion is scheduled for Wednesday morning in Montezuma.

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