MANITOWOC – The attorney for Jesse Vang, 41, charged in the 2024 death of 3-year-old Elijah Vue, has asked the court to move his criminal case out of Manitowoc County, setting up a May 18 hearing when the judge will decide whether the trial should be held elsewhere.
What does Jesse Vang’s request to move the Elijah Vue case mean?
What’s next in the Jesse Vang case: Venue-change motion timeline and next hearing
What’s happening in Katrina Baur’s case in the Elijah Vue investigation?
Katrina B. Baur, 33, Elijah’s mother, was also charged in the child’s death. She pleaded not guilty to charges of chronic neglect of a child-consequence is death, neglecting a child and obstructing an officer during an arraignment Oct. 30, 2024.
During a scheduling conference in Baur’s case Jan. 8, attorney Amber Gratz said she wasn’t ready to file motions yet and needed more time to review evidence in the case.
Both Vang’s and Baur’s cases are being heard by Lambrecht and are prosecuted by LaBre.
Baur is held in the Manitowoc County Jail on a $400,000 cash bond.
Alisa M. Schafer is a reporter for the Herald Times Reporter in Manitowoc County, part of the USA TODAY Network-Wisconsin. She can be reached by email at aschafer@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: What Jesse Vang’s venue-change request means in Elijah Vue case
Reporting by Alisa M. Schafer, Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter / Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
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