Creachbaum suspect wants to move trial out of Montgomery County
The lawyer for the man arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s nonverbal, autistic son has filed for a change of venue ahead of his trial.
The trial of Michael Kendrick, 40, is scheduled to begin in November. He was indicted on eight counts related to the death of Hershall Creachbaum Jr., including murder, tampering with evidence and gross abuse of a corpse, beginning in November.
Michael Pentecost, Kendrick’s attorney, said the publicity associated with the case will make it hard to find an impartial jury in Montgomery County.
“The only way to protect that right for Mr. Kendrick is to grant a change of venue and move this case out of a county that has already rendered its verdict,” he wrote in the filing.
Another filing in the case came from the prosecuting attorney last Thursday.
He asked the judge for Creachbaum’s remains to be moved from the coroner’s office to the prosecutor’s office in case they are needed during Kendrick’s trial.
Kendrick’s attorney said he has no objection to the release of the remains, so long as they are not released for burial or cremation.
Kendrick will return to court on Oct. 20 for his final pre-trial hearing.
