VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - A judge has denied a request to move the Dylan Smith murder trial out of Knox County.

The Knox County Circuit Court office confirmed the denial to WAKC News Now.

WAKC News Now also received a copy of the court’s order on Friday.

The order states that the request was filed too late under Indiana’s rules of criminal procedure.

The judge also ruled that the supporting affidavit did not include enough specific details — such as when and how the concerns were discovered, the facts supporting a move, or why those concerns could not have been raised earlier.

The motion requesting a change of venue was filed on September 12.

Defense attorney Brock Dawson argued that widespread news coverage, community memorials, and the victim’s family connection to a s

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