GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) A man charged with killing a 14-year-old Great Bend girl wants his trial moved out of Barton County.
The Hutchinson News reports that lawyers for 37-year-old Adam Longoria filed a motion this week for a change of venue. Longoria is scheduled to go on trial March 26 on charges of capital murder and sexual crimes for the August 2010 death of Alicia DeBolt.
The girl’s charred body was found at an asphalt plant near Great Bend where Longoria worked.
Prosecutors have decided against seeking the death penalty, although the capital murder charge remains. Longoria would face life in prison without parole if he’s convicted.
The motion for a change of venue is expected to be considered along with several others at a hearing Feb. 8 in Barton County District Court.
