An attorney for a man accused in the 2009 bludgeoning deaths of 5 family members in central Illinois wants to the trial venue moved because of heavy media coverage.

Attorney Dan Fultz says he will complete a required survey of nearby counties that could serve as alternate venues. Fultz says he will then likely file a request to move the trial out of Logan County before a Dec. 3 deadline.

His client, Christopher Harris, is accused along with his brother of using a tire iron to kill Ruth and Rick Gee and 3 of the couple's children in their Beason home. They're also charged with attempted murder for an attack on the Gees' then 3-year-old daughter, who survived.

Harris' trial starts next April.