HERNANDO, Miss. (AP) - The defense in former Southaven Mayor Greg Davis’ embezzlement case has filed a motion to change the venue of the trial set to start Monday at the courthouse in Hernando.
The Commercial Appeal reports (https://bit.ly/1gZpRQM) a hearing for Circuit Court Judge Robert Chamberlin to hear the motion has been set at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.
Davis, who served as mayor of Southaven for 16 years, was indicted by the state in 2012 on embezzlement charges.
The three-count indictment charged Davis with embezzlement by a public official linked to his city-leased vehicle and using city gasoline in the vehicle, a 2007 Ford Expedition, even though he was getting a monthly mileage check.
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Information from: The Commercial Appeal, https://www.commercialappeal.com
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