A man considered a person of interest in the death of a 14-year-old girl is a flight risk and a potential danger to the public, the Kansas attorney general told a judge Monday.
Attorney General Steve Six said Adam Joseph Longoria had 13 prior felony convictions, including one for attempted escape. He is also wanted on a warrant out of Marion, N.C., accusing him of falsely reporting threats at an elementary school.
Longoria, 36, was arrested Friday driving an SUV reported stolen from a Great Bend asphalt company where Alicia DeBolt's charred body was found just a few days earlier.
Six said at Longoria's first court appearance on charges of vehicular burglary and theft that stealing the SUV was a "desperate act" spurred by the investigation of DeBolt's death. He also noted Longoria of Great Bend mailed his personal belongings to Texas shortly before fleeing in the stolen vehicle.
Longoria appeared in court without an attorney. He told the judge he had cooperated with authorities "from day one," and that he wasn't a flight risk because law enforcement officials told him he wasn't being detained when questioned.
Barton County Judge Hannelore Kitts granted the prosecution's request for a $150,000 bond and agreed to revisit conditions of release if he makes bond.
A hearing was set Sept. 6 to review the status of Longoria's legal representation.
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