Albert Lea - A district court judge is approving a change of venue request for an Albert Lea woman charged in a nursing home abuse case.
Freeborn County Judge Steve Schwab said the jury trial can be moved for Ashton Larson.
Larson is one of two young women charged as an adult with alleged abuse of residents at Good Samaritan Society of Albert Lea.
Co-defendant Brianna Broitzman's trial will begin Aug. 23 in Olmsted County.
Larson's trial date and the specific location have not yet been set, but it will be moved to either Olmsted, Rice, Wabasha or Winona county.
