Venue Request Hearing Pushed Back

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A hearing on whether former police chief Celeste Murphy can have her criminal trial moved out of Hamilton County has been delayed.

The hearing, which had been scheduled for Wednesday, has been reset for July 29.

Murphy is asking the court for a change of venue, arguing that extensive media coverage surrounding the case would make it difficult to seat a fair and impartial jury in Hamilton County…

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