WINTERSET, Iowa - The upcoming trial against embattled Madison County Treasurer Amanda DeVos, 37, has been moved to Boone County.

Hours after delaying a trial hearing on May 19, an attorney for DeVos filed a motion for a change of venue, citing "extensive media coverage and publicity" following her late January arrest for alleged Felonious Misconduct in Office, Tampering with Records, Fraudulent Practice in the third degree, and third-degree Theft.

The motion was granted on Thursday, with the new venue set for Boone County, about an hour from the courthouse in Winterset where the trial had originally been planned. A trial date for the criminal case had not been officially filed, according to court records.

DeVos has been free from jail since posting a $5,000 surety bond shortly after sh

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