Two attorneys representing a former Northern Arizona University student charged in a fatal shooting near the school have asked to withdraw from the case. The request comes after a state Supreme Court committee admonished Ryan Stevens and Bruce Griffen for once representing one of the shooting victims and now representing the defendant, Steven Jones. The committee said it found probable cause to believe the attorneys violated rules of professional conduct, including delaying a murder trial. Jones’ retrial on murder and aggravated assault charges stemming from the October 2015 shooting is scheduled to start in March. That date likely will change if a judge accepts the attorneys’ request to withdraw. Jones acknowledges firing the shots that killed 20-year old Colin Brough and injured three other students, but he maintains it was in self-defense. Jurors were deadlocked in his first trial. (Thanks to AP)
