The man suspected of stabbing four college students to death in their beds will be taken to Idaho to face murder charges after voluntarily agreeing to be extradited.
Bryan Kohberger, 28, appeared in a Pennsylvania court, where he was arrested in a raid on his family home last week.
He allegedly killed roommates Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Kernodle’s boyfriend Ethan Chapin, 20, in the early hours of November 13 last year.
Kohberger appeared in court as Indiana State Police confirmed the suspect was arrested twice in Indiana on December 15 – just over a month after the murders and two weeks before. his arrest.
In footage from the second stop, a state police officer walks towards a white Hyundai Elantra.
The officer, wearing a body camera, looks into the vehicle and Kohberger is seen in the driver’s seat while his father is in the passenger side.
Kohberger was arrested for following a vehicle too closely and released without warning.
The officer said, “I’m not going to give you a ticket or a warning… Just make sure you give yourself enough space, okay? So, like I said, it all depends on the speed at which you drive, okay?”
Kohberger and his father have a conversation with the officer but it is unclear what they are saying.
The two men had been arrested nine minutes earlier by officers from the local sheriff’s department, also for following another vehicle too closely.
The sheriff’s office said in a statement, “At the time of this stoppage, there was no information available on a suspect for the crime in Idaho, to include identifying information or any specific information related to the crime. license plate condition or number of the white Hyundai Elantra that was reported in the media to have been seen at or near the location where the crime occurred.
Family-backed murder suspect in court
It comes as two other housemates, who were home at the time of the November attacks and slept in downstairs bedrooms, say they slept while the killings took place.
When they woke up the next morning, they summoned other friends to the house and one of those friends called the police, believing the housemates to be unconscious.
It was only then that they discovered the horrific crime scene.
Mr. Kohberger has been charged with four counts of first degree murder.
He appeared in court in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, more than 2,500 miles from the small town of Moscow, Idaho, where he allegedly killed the students.
He was supported in court by his father, mother and sister.
His mother was seen becoming visibly upset as Mr Kohberger repeatedly looked at his family, nodding at them.
The court marshals offered her a box of tissues as she continued to look distraught, looking down, leaning forward.
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Mr Kohberger denies murder but has signed a document agreeing to his extradition and will now be transferred to Idaho at some point in the next ten days.
Once in the state, he will receive a warrant for his arrest for the murders and a document will be unsealed which will detail the factors that led police to believe he was the perpetrator.
The suspect “eager to be exonerated”
Mr. Kohberger had been a criminology student at Washington State University in Pullman, Wash., nine miles from the University of Idaho, where the victims studied.
In December, he crossed the country from Idaho with his father accompanying him on the trip, arriving in Pennsylvania on December 13, a month after the murders. Her father is not a suspect.
Mr. Kohberger’s former attorney, Monroe County Chief Public Defender Jason LaBar, said in a statement that his client “looks forward to being cleared of these charges and looks forward to resolving these matters as soon as possible.” quickly as possible”.
