EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (First Alert 4) - The attorneys for a man accused of paying to have his soon-to-be ex-wife’s girlfriend killed are seeking to have his trial moved.

Sammy J. Shafer Jr. is facing two charges of first-degree murder and two counts of solicitation for murder-for-hire in the shooting death of Portia Rowland in Collinsville.

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Charging documents accuse Shafer of paying $10,000 for Gary D. Johnson and Marty Shaw to kill Rowland, 32. Johnson is the accused gunman, and Shaw reportedly gave him a ride the day of th

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