Public defender withdraws from drug case of man charged in Trudy Appleby disappearance

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Jamison Fisher, the man charged in the death of Trudy Appleby , is facing charges in an unrelated drug case.

On Monday, Fisher’s public defender filed a motion to withdraw from his drug case citing a conflict of interest.

In the motion, attorney Miguel Puentes wrote a state witness is currently being represented by the State Public Defender’s Office, which potentially creates a conflict of interest.

On Wednesday, a judge granted the motion to withdraw and appointed a new attorney, Beau Bergmann.

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