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Hearing today on change of venue in Villisca death trial

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November 13th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

A hearing is set to take place 1:30-p.m. in Red Oak, for a man accused in a fatal Red Oak shooting. Online court records show the attorney for 39-year old Kevin Duane Staley, of Red Oak, filed a motion last week on his behalf, asking for a change of venue. The attorney cited extensive media coverage surrounding the case. Staley is charged with Voluntary Manslaughter in connection with the October 11th, fatal shooting of 27-year old Devin Alexander Davis, of Villisca. Records indicate Staley is claiming self-defense.

Red Oak Police Department were called to the 200 block of East Grimes Street at around 4:17 a.m. on October 11th, for deceased person. Their initial investigation determined Davis died from a single gunshot wound. A more in-depth investigation revealed Staley had been in a confrontation with Davis earlier in the morning that culminated in the shooting. Later that same day, a  search was executed at Staley’s home and he was placed under arrest.

He remains in the Montgomery County Law Enforcement Center on a $100,000 cash bond.