A Senior District Court Judge, Monday, denied a request for a change of venue in the case of a man charged with Voluntary Manslaughter. Fourth District Judge Timothy O’Grady ruled the trial for 39-year old Kevin Duane Staley, of Red Oak, will be held in Red Oak, on January 9th, 2018.  Staley had requested a change of venue due to extensive media coverage.

Staley entered a written plea of Not Guilty to the charge, on Monday. He’s accused of shooting 27-year old Devin Alexander Davis, of Villisca, during the early morning hours of Oct. 11th, in Red Oak.

Red Oak Police have said Davis suffered from a single gunshot wound to the chest.  Investigators determined that Staley and Davis “had been in a confrontation” earlier that morning, which resulted in Staley shooting Davis.

Police arrested Staley in his Red Oak home after executing a search warrant there on the afternoon of Oct. 11th. He remains in custody on a $100,000 bond.