Courtesy of Dallas County Sheriff's Office

Suspect in Cassidy Rainwater Murder Granted Change of Venue

One of the two suspects in the high-profile death of Cassidy Rainwater is being granted a change of venue.

James Phelps was given the change of venue on April 21, changing his case from Dallas County to Jasper County.

He will be due in court for a case management conference on May 19.

The other suspect, Timothy Norton, will appear in court in Buffalo for a criminal setting on May 2.

The two are accused of abducting Rainwater in 2021 and locking her in a cage before killing her and dismembered her body.

Both Phelps and Norton are charged with first-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse.