Published April 07, 2010, 09:22 AM
Trial for a man accused of shooting a Mahnomen sheriff is being moved
Mahnomen, Minn. (WDAY TV) - The trial for a man accused of shooting a Mahnomen county sheriff's deputy is being moved.By: WDAY Staff Reports, WDAY
- Thomas Fairbanks
Thomas Fairbanks
Thomas Fairbanks is accused of attempted murder, among other charges for shooting and seriously wounding Deputy Chris Dewey last year.
Lawyers for Fairbanks told a judge Tuesday that he can't get a fair trial in Mahnomen. Prosecutors agreed. The judge granted the request to move the trial and selected Bemidji. It'll get underway May third.
A second suspect, Daniel Vernier, admitted last fall to being an accomplice in the shooting and got two years in prison. He'll testify against Fairbanks in exchange for the plea deal.
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