(AP) – Attorneys for the man accused of killing a 14-year-old central Kansas girl have asked a judge to dismiss all charges, claiming prosecutors deliberately and maliciously tried to deny their client a fair trial.

The motion was filed ahead of Wednesday’s new preliminary hearing for Adam Longoria on Wednesday on amended charges of capital murder and other offenses in the August 2010 death of Great Bend resident Alicia DeBolt.

Defense attorneys contend the state’s revelation that Longoria had been working as a confidential informant has put his life in danger at the Sedgwick County jail.

They argue detailed that motions describing facts of the case are an attempt to try the case in the media.

The Kansas attorney general’s office declined comment Monday on
the defense filing, citing a gag order.