Accused Proud Boy Member and Capitol Rioter Seeks Venue Change Because D.C. Jurors ‘Voted Almost Unanimously Against Donald Trump’
Proud Boy Christopher Worrell asked a judge to move his trial to Florida, arguing that potential jurors in liberal-heavy D.C. would unconstitutionally preclude him from receiving a fair trial.
lawandcrime.com
Attorneys for
Christopher Worrell argued that their client should be tried in the Southern District of Florida because potential jurors in liberal-heavy D.C. are so likely to have been affected by pretrial publicity surrounding his arrest “that the venire must be presumed as tainted.” The motion also claims that Worrell’s outwardly pro-
Donald Trump stance will result in prejudice by any decision-making panel of his peers.
“A trial in Washington D.C. for Mr. Worrell would be by jurors who voted almost unanimously against Donald Trump, who have been barraged with propaganda about a ‘white nationalist’ attack, who are continuously told they were victims of an ‘insurrection,’ who were placed under curfew and locked down as a result, and who have been placed under seemingly endless military hold because of danger posed by ‘Domestic Violent Extremists,’” the motion stated. “The unavoidable community prejudice, and particularized prejudice against Mr. Worrell, render the venire so greatly prejudiced against him that Mr. Worrell cannot obtain a fair and impartial trial in Washington D.C.”