Judge denies Connor Grubb’s request for a change of venue for murder trial

A Franklin County judge has denied a change of venue request from the Blendon Township police officer accused of murder after shooting and killing a pregnant woman in the parking lot of a grocery store in August 2023.

Ta’Kiya Young, 21, and her unborn child died. Her family opposed the motion for a change of venue as did prosecutors.

Grubb’s attorneys argued that the jury pool in Franklin County would be too tainted with news of police shootings for an unbiased jury to be selected…

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