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Safety precautions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a Nixa manâs trial in Platte County being pushed further back into 2021.
Todd D. Blankenship, 48, remains in jail in Platte City awaiting trial on charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, third-degree domestic assault and fourth-degree domestic assault.Â
Blankenship is accused of killing his wife, Staci Whiteley. Whiteley was reportedly shot twice, and the scene at her Nixa home showed signs of a struggle, according to court documents.
Blankenshipâs court case moved from Christian County to the Kansas City suburb of Platte County after prosecuting attorneys and Blankenshipâs defense attorney reached an agreement to change the caseâs venue, and Platte County Presiding Judge James Van Amburg agreed to take the case. Blankenship has been an inmate in the Platte County Jail since Dec. 27, 2019, according to jail records.