Accused killer of Golden City girl asks for change of venue

If the attorney for accused killer Bobby Dale Bourne has his way, Bourne's trial will not be held in the Barton County Courthouse in Lamar.

Thomas Jacquinot, a public defender who specializes in death penalty cases, filed a motion today asking for a change of venue due to the amount of publicity Bourne's case has received.

Bourne, 35, Lockwood, is charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, statutory rape, and armed criminal action in connection with the August 19 murder of 12-year-old Adriaunna Horton of Golden City.

Barton County Prosecuting Attorney Steven Kaderly has filed his intent to seek the death penalty.

Accused child killer Bobby Bourne waives preliminary hearing

Bobby Dale Bourne, 34, Lockwood, waived his preliminary hearing and was bound over for trial today for the August 19 rape and murder of 12-year-old Adriaunna Horton of Golden City.

His arraignment is scheduled for 1 p.m. February 3.

Bourne's preliminary hearing had originally been scheduled for last week, but was postponed because weather conditions prevented the authorities from transporting him from state prison to the Barton County Courthouse in Lamar.

Bourne is charged with first degree murder, kidnapping, and statutory rape.

Bobby Bourne preliminary hearing set for Tuesday

The preliminary hearing for Bobby Dale Bourne, 34, Lockwood, charged with first degree murder, forcible rape, statutory rape, and kidnapping in connection with the August 19 death of 12-year-old Adriaunna Horton of Golden City, is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Barton County Circuit Court in Lamar.

The preliminary hearing was originally scheduled for last week, but was postponed after travel conditions prevented transporting Bourne from prison to Lamar.

Bourne is currently serving a 15-year sentence, which was handed down in Cedar County after he admitted he had violated his probation by not attending a court-ordered Batterer Intervention Program.

As noted earlier in the Turner Report, Bourne was on probation for charges of domestic assault, assault on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest when Adriaunna Horton was raped and murdered..

As noted in the August 22 Turner Report, Bourne remained free even after he was arrested in Dade County after being charged with assault on an underage girl and assaulting the girl's mother.