Attorney for suspect in four Ottawa deaths wants trial moved

OTTAWA, Kan. – The attorney for a man charged with four deaths at a Kansas farm wants the trial moved to a different county.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the attorney for Kyle Flack, 30, of Ottawa has filed a motion to move the capital murder trial out of Franklin County.

Flack is charged with murder and rape after two men, a woman and her daughter were found dead near Ottawa in 2013. Flack has pleaded not guilty.

The motion for a change of venue contends Flack cannot get a fair trial in Ottawa County because pretrial publicity has prejudiced potential jurors.

The motion doesn’t name a preferred new site for the trial.

A motion hearing is scheduled June 30 to determine whether court documents sealed by judges should be unsealed.

This story was originally published June 22, 2015 at 7:54 AM with the headline "Attorney for suspect in four Ottawa deaths wants trial moved."