08-30-2010, 02:29 PM
he's not charged with murder at this point.
GREAT BEND — Kansas Attorney General Steve Six said today that he's "confident murder charges will be filed" in the death of 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt.
"We will charge somebody with murder,'' Six said shortly after Adam Longoria, a "person of interest" in Alicia's death, was charged this morning in Barton County District Court with vehicle burglary and theft.
Six did not say who those charges will be filed against but said he expected charges "in the not too distant future." He continued to refer to Longoria as a "person of interest."
Asked whether Longoria was the only focus of the investigation, Six responded that investigators "haven't closed any doors in this case" and were pursuing all leads. He said the investigation is "proceeding in an orderly fashion."
Dozens of investigators have been working on the case "with very little sleep," he said.
During this morning's court hearing, Six asked for and Judge Hannelore Kitts granted a motion to set Longoria's bail at $150,000. Kitts said the bond amount "sounds reasonable to me."
Six contended that after Longoria's house was searched as part of the homicide investigation, he fled in a stolen vehicle. It was a "desperate act" based on the homicide investigation, Six told the judge.
"I believe that the defendant is in a desperate state of mind," Six said.
Six contended that Longoria poses a flight risk and a threat to public safety.
GREAT BEND — Kansas Attorney General Steve Six said today that he's "confident murder charges will be filed" in the death of 14-year-old Alicia DeBolt.
"We will charge somebody with murder,'' Six said shortly after Adam Longoria, a "person of interest" in Alicia's death, was charged this morning in Barton County District Court with vehicle burglary and theft.
Six did not say who those charges will be filed against but said he expected charges "in the not too distant future." He continued to refer to Longoria as a "person of interest."
Asked whether Longoria was the only focus of the investigation, Six responded that investigators "haven't closed any doors in this case" and were pursuing all leads. He said the investigation is "proceeding in an orderly fashion."
Dozens of investigators have been working on the case "with very little sleep," he said.
During this morning's court hearing, Six asked for and Judge Hannelore Kitts granted a motion to set Longoria's bail at $150,000. Kitts said the bond amount "sounds reasonable to me."
Six contended that after Longoria's house was searched as part of the homicide investigation, he fled in a stolen vehicle. It was a "desperate act" based on the homicide investigation, Six told the judge.
"I believe that the defendant is in a desperate state of mind," Six said.
Six contended that Longoria poses a flight risk and a threat to public safety.