The Hamilton County District Courtroom in Webster City will be the setting of a trial starting Monday of the man accused of killing an Iowa State Patrol trooper in a standoff in Grundy Center last year. 42-year-old Michael Lang is accused of shooting Sgt. Jim Smith in Lang’s Grundy Center home in a confrontation on April 9,2021. Lang who himself was shot several times after police used an armored vehicle to breach his residence is charged with murder, attempted murder and assaulting a police officer. Smith was a 27-year-member of the Iowa State Patrol at the time of his death last year. The trial was moved to Hamilton County in January on a change of venue due to extensive media coverage and public interest in the case. Jury selection will begin today followed by opening statements from attorneys.Several witnesses will take the stand during the trial that will likely continue into next week.