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Attorney for Preacher Charged in Triple Murder Withdraws

The attorney for a former Pulaski County preacher charged with three counts of murder has withdrawn from the case.

Attorney Bethany Stanziano filed a motion on Monday, saying she was not in the state of mind to provide effective assistance in the wake of her husband's fatal shooting a year ago.

Public defender Sandra Downs replaces Stanziano and Brad Coffman as the attorney for 49-year-old Kenneth A. Keith.

Keith is accused of shooting and killing three people in 2013 at a Danville pawn shop. He could face the death penalty if he is convicted.

Stanziano took over Keith's defense after her husband, lawyer Mark Stanziano, was killed outside of his Somerset office last June.

Bethany Stanziano also cited her lack of experience in death penalty cases.

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