GREAT BEND, Kan. (AP) Attorneys for the Kansas man accused of killing a 14-year-old Great Bend girl are seeking to close a pretrial proceeding during arguments over several motions.
Thirty-eight-year-old Adam Longoria faces trial March 26 on charges of capital murder and other offenses. The Great Bend man is accused of killing Alicia DeBolt, whose charred body was found in August 2010 at the asphalt plant where he worked.
Defense attorneys contend in a filing Wednesday that Longoria’s ability to get a fair trial would be hurt if arguments on certain motions took place in open court. At issue are several sealed filings as well as motions over whether to admit into evidence various statements Longoria made to investigators.
A motions hearing is scheduled Thursday in Barton County District Court.
