Dzhokhar Tsarnaev—one of the two brothers accused of planting two bombs that exploded at the 2013 Boston Marathon—wants to have his trial in D.C., but federal prosecutors argue that it should remain in Massachusetts, Politico reports.

Tsarnaev’s defense attorney filed a motion for a change in venue to a federal court last month requesting that his upcoming trial be moved to D.C., WJLA reports. According to Tsarnaev’s lawyers, “survey data showed there was ‘an overwhelming presumption of (Tsarnaev’s) guilt’ in Massachusetts because ‘an extraordinarily high number of individuals in the potential jury pool either attended or participated in the 2013 Boston Marathon, or personally know someone who did.'”

D.C., the defense argued, is a more appropriate venue for his trial because it’s “‘reasonably close (to Boston), accessible to witnesses and interested persons, and able to logistically accommodate a trial of this magnitude.'”

However, federal prosecutors filed an opposition to the defense’s motion for a change of venue today, saying that they believe he can get a fair trial in Massachusetts, largely due to the media’s portrayal of him. Here’s what they wrote in their filing:

“Far from ‘demonizing’ Tsarnaev, the local press has largely humanized him, portraying him not as a member of a violent or terrorist group but as a popular and successful student and the beloved captain of his high school wrestling team. Teachers, classmates, friends, and neighbors have almost uniformly been quoted as saying that they were baffled by Tsarnaev’s alleged role in the Marathon bombings.”

The filing also cites polling evidence to suggest that less people favor a death penalty for Tsarnaev than in a typical case that could end with a death sentence, suggesting that they can find a fair jury of 12 in a state of five million people.

Tsarnaev faces 30 federal charges and pled not guilty to all of them. His trial is expected to begin in November.