Change of Venue Hearing Postponed for Woody, Dehart
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Hearings for the change of venue for both Brandon Woody, 22, and Kyle Dehart, 22, from a burglary resulting in bodily injury and battery by means of a deadly weapon incident in April 2013, have been continued to 8:30 a.m. Aug. 31. It is anticipated that Dehart’s attorney, Scott Smith, will file a motion to separate the defendants in this burglary and battery case. Woody and Dehart were arrested in August 2013 in connection to a home invasion. The victim recovered from his injuries from Dehart and Woody allegedly hitting and attacking him before robbing him. The victim was able to escape and call police from a neighbor’s residence. Dehart and Woody also have been charged for the murders of Joshua Knisley, 19, and Tara Thornburg, 23, on Feb. 19. Woody’s attorney, Scott Lennox, said a pretrial for the murder charge is set for Monday at 3 p.m. He also filed a motion for a change of venue in this murder case. Lennox said he wants Circuit Court Judge Michael W. Reed to make a decision for the change of venue motion in the murder case before Superior Court 1 Judge David Cates decides on the change of venue motion in the burglary and battery case.
