A Kanawha County judge is considering a defense request for a change of venue in the case of a man charged with killing his girlfriend at a Taco Bell.

Desmond Clark is scheduled to go on trial Monday on charges of first-degree murder, wanton endangerment and kidnapping. His attorneys say it would be difficult to find an impartial jury in Kanawha County because of publicity surrounding the case.

The 22-year-old Clark is accused of chasing 19-year-old Nalisha Gravely into a Taco Bell on Charleston's West Side and shooting her on July 5.

The case provoked outcry over how the state handles domestic violence cases. At the time, Clark was subject to a protective order requiring that he have no contact with Gravely.