Justin Jay Sales, in orange, sits next to attorneys Rebeca Wetzel and Scott De Bruin at a hearing Monday in Amherst Circuit Court.
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Amherst County Board of Supervisors Chair Claudia Tucker (seated at left) testified in Amherst Circuit Court on March 24 in regard to pre-trial publicity and social media statements in the murder case of defendant Justin Jay Sales. Also pictured is Judge Michael Doucette, Nelson County Circuit Court’s judge, who is presiding over the case.
Attorneys for a New Hampshire man accused of murder in connection with an Amherst County woman’s June 2019 shooting death filed a motion Wednesday seeking a change of venue due to heightened publicity the case has received, including talk among the public leading up to the November 2023 election.
The Amherst County Commonwealth’s Attorney Office filed a motion Tuesday requesting a judge deny a change of venue request in the case of Justin Jay Sales, a New Hampshire prison inmate charged with aggravated murder in an elderly woman’s shooting death in Amherst.
Amherst County Board of Supervisors Chair Claudia Tucker (seated at left) testified in Amherst Circuit Court on March 24 in regard to pre-trial publicity and social media statements in the murder case of defendant Justin Jay Sales. Also pictured is Judge Michael Doucette, Nelson County Circuit Court’s judge, who is presiding over the case.
