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La Crosse Co. deputy wants to move felony trial

By: Associated Press//August 17, 2011//

La Crosse Co. deputy wants to move felony trial

By: Associated Press//August 17, 2011//

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La Crosse County sheriff's deputy Trisha Stratman (left) leaves the courtroom Feb. 14 after making her initial appearance on the charge of homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle in the death of Brandon Jennings. Stratman is asking for her trial to be moved because media coverage of the case has tainted the jury pool. (AP Photo/La Crosse Tribune, Erik Daily)

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — The attorney for a former La Crosse County deputy charged in a fatal crash that killed a local teenager is asking for her trial to be moved because media coverage of the case has tainted the jury pool.

WKBT-TV reports Madison attorney Jordan Loeb cites “inflammatory media coverage” of Trisha Stratman’s case in his request for a change of venue filed on Tuesday.

Stratman was fired earlier this month following an internal investigation into the July 2010 crash that killed 16-year-old Brandon Jennings of Onalaska.

She’s also charged with homicide by negligent operation of a vehicle after allegedly going about 100 mph through a red light and hitting Jennings’ car. She has pleaded not guilty.

Investigators found Stratman’s lights and sirens were on at the time of the crash.

Information from: WKBT-TV, http://www.wkbt.com

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