A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the homicides of four University of Idaho students, according to multiple news outlets and a law enforcement official.
The law enforcement official confirmed to McClatchy’s Washington, D.C., bureau that a person was taken into custody in Pennsylvania in connection with the homicides of Madison Mogen, 21, of Coeur d’Alene, and Kaylee Goncalves, 21, of Rathdrum; junior Xana Kernodle, 20, of Post Falls; and freshman Ethan Chapin, 20, of Mount Vernon, Washington.
Arrest paperwork filed in Monroe County Court said Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition to Idaho where he faces a first degree murder charge, the Associated Press reported.
KHQ, a Spokane TV station, reported Friday that an unidentified man was arraigned in court on “unknown charges” Friday in Monroe County, Pennsylvania — which is less than a two-hour drive from New York City.
ABC News also reported that the man was arrested Friday morning in the Pocono Mountains and that authorities had followed the man to Pennsylvania.
These reports came minutes after the Moscow Police Department announced that it would hold a news conference at 1 p.m. PST.
Idaho State Police spokesperson Aaron Snell declined to confirm the arrest when reached by the Idaho Statesman.
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