TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Officials in a northeastern Kansas county have made additional money available to help finance the prosecution of three capital murder cases.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports district attorney Chad Taylor told the Shawnee County Commission in a recent memo that prosecution of the capital cases was stretching his office’s resources.

He said the capital murder cases would require overtime work for his office’s support staff. He asked for the $150,000 in county contingency funds.

Commissions budgeted $500,000 for that purpose this year. The panel voted 3-0 to approve the Taylor’s request.

Taylor wasn’t at the commission’s Monday meeting. County financial administrator Betty Greiner appeared on his behalf. Greiner said Taylor was busy working on one of the capital murder cases.