The trial of Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the 24-year-old man accused of slaying Mollie Tibbetts, will be moved out of Poweshiek County.

Tibbetts was found dead on Aug. 21, 2018, in the county after a several-week search.  

Bahena Rivera has been charged with first-degree murder; authorities accuse him of abducting and killing Tibbetts while she was on a run on July 18. He eventually led police to the location of Tibbetts’ body.

A hearing that had been scheduled for March 27 was canceled after the prosecution and defense agreed on the move.

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The lawyer for Bahena Rivera had asked for the move because of the large amount of publicity the case has generated and the hundreds of county residents who volunteered to search for Tibbetts while she was missing. Bahena Rivera’s lawyer, Chad Frese, also said in the motion to move the trial that Rivera’s immigration status has caused prejudice in the case.

The new location of the trial has not yet been selected, and the trial date may also change. Currently, the trial is set to start on Sept. 3.