Judge pulling Dontae Morris jury from Orlando

Judge pulling Dontae Morris jury from Orlando

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ORLANDO (FOX 13) -

Jury selection began Monday in Orlando for a murder trial involving Dontae Morris.

Morris is accused of killing Rodney Jones in 2010 outside the Cotton Nightclub in Tampa, but jury selection is taking place in Orlando because of Morris' profile.

He's also accused of killing two Tampa police officers, a story that has received a lot of media attention. Because of that, a judge decided to hold jury selection outside the area and then bring jurors over to Tampa for the trial.

They tried finding a local jury last year but failed because too many people had heard of Morris.

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