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Cochran declines plea deal, asks for change of venue

Kelly Cochran

CRYSTAL FALLS – Iron County murder suspect Kelly Cochran declined a plea deal Monday, and attorneys will meet later this week to argue a possible change of trial venue.

The defense believes Cochran will not get a fair trial in Iron County and will seek to move the case elsewhere, possibly to Sault Ste. Marie or downstate Michigan.

Judge Richard Celello will hear arguments on the matter Thursday.

Details of the plea deal were not put on the record, and the judge ordered them sealed.

Cochran faces a life felony for the October 2014 murder of Christopher Regan of Iron River.

For details on Monday’s hearing, see Tuesday’s edition of The Daily News.

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