| Attorney Bill Merriman is asking for a change of venue for a Ritchie County man accused of hitting a West Virginia State Police trooper with his vehicle, charged with DUI.
Merriman says says Jesse Parsons can't get a fair trial in Ritchie County.
Merriman is seeking to move the Parsons' trial to another county.
Parsons, a resident of Macfarlan, is charged with driving under the influence causing bodily injury to Cpl. Andy Pringle.
Cpl. Pringle received critical injuries last April, being struck while making a traffic stop on Rt. 47. Pringle has been making a slow recovery.
Merriman says community support for the Pringle family could prejudice a jury against Parsons, and is also asking the Ritchie prosecutor be disqualified.
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