 Akun Rapidsman accused of murdering a five-year-old girl last August has asked Cass County Judge to dismiss the charge. The motion comes after the public defender for 26-year-old Zachary Todd Anderson filed a motion asking the judge to dismiss the murder charges and move his trial to another county. Anderson stands accused of the murder of a five-year-old Elena Jean Erdle, a girl who had gone missing after Zachary Anderson spent the night at the family home in Watkins, Minnesota. Deputies from the Cass County Sheriff's Office located a stolen vehicle on property owned by Anderson's family in rural Cass County, which led law enforcement to find Anderson in a wooded area. A preliminary autopsy ruled the cause of death to be homicidal violence due to strangulation and blunt force trauma. Anderson was indicted by a district court grand jury and arraigned on 19 criminal charges for first-degree murder, intentional murder, kidnapping, criminal sexual conduct, theft, and interference with a dead body. The judge is expected to rule on this issue sometime after May 10th. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.