GREAT BEND – (AP) Attorneys for the Barton County man accused of killing a 14-year-old Great Bend girl have asked the court to bar the teen’s family from showing emotion in the courtroom during his trial.

37-year-old Adam Longoria of Great Bend man is charged with capital murder in the death of Alicia DeBolt, whose charred body was found at the asphalt plant where Longoria worked in August 2010. Alicia had disappeared days earlier from her Great Bend home.

The defense in their latest round a motions filings say they’re concerned with the obvious grief of the victims family in the courtroom and want the judge to bar the family from showing any emotion in the courtroom during trial.

The defense has also asks that Barton County District Judge Hannelore Kitts to keep the girl’s family and friends from sitting directly before the jury.

No trial date has been set.

If convicted of capital murder, Longoria would face life in prison without parole. Prosecutors have said they won’t pursue the death penalty.