NewsJune 8, 2009
Trial for Max Ellison Jr. moved to New Madrid County
The trial for a former sheriff's deputy accused of committing a 30-year-old homicide in Cape Girardeau will take place in New Madrid County, a court decided last week.
Southeast Missourian
The trial for a former sheriff's deputy accused of committing a 30-year-old homicide in Cape Girardeau will take place in New Madrid County, a court decided last week.
Max Ellison Jr.'s motion for a change of venue in the murder case was granted June 1 and the case moved to the 34th Judicial Circuit, to be tried in New Madrid County.
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Ellison Jr. has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the 1979 death of Deborah L. Martin.
Ellison Jr. was arrested April 10 in his Nixa, Mo. home.
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