PIKEVILLE, Ky. — One of the three Cincinnati men charged in connection with a 2023 double murder in Belfry has renewed his request for a separate trial, arguing that a newly disclosed statement he gave prosecutors could unfairly prejudice both him and his co-defendants.
In a memorandum filed Thursday in Pike Circuit Court, 28-year-old Orlando Pack’s attorney says the Commonwealth recently turned over a proffer statement Pack made during mediation. The filing argues that the disclosure “materially changes the severance analysis” because introducing the statement in a joint trial could create constitutional issues and encourage co-defendants to shift blame onto Pack.
Pack, Jolon McCree, 25, and Devon Overstreet, 29, are charged with two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder and one count of first-degree robbery. They are accused of killing Jacob Adair, 28, of Belfry, and Rodney Estep, 38, of Lexington, as well as trying to kill Chasity Adair, 28, of Belfry, on Oct. 6, 2023…