MOSCOW, ID – Moscow officials will hold a press conference at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon to discuss the reported arrest of a 28-year-old Pennsylvania man for the alleged murders of four University of Idaho students. Bryan Christopher Kohberger appeared before a judge after his arrest; documents from the Monroe County (PA) Court of Common Pleas show the judge ordered Kohberger held for extradition to Idaho where he is expected to face criminal charges for allegedly stabbing Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, and Madison Mogen in the early morning hours of November 13th. An extradition hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.
According to reports, a SWAT team apprehended Kohberger in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountain region. He is reportedly a resident of Albrightsville.
Washington State University’s Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology lists Kohberger as a Ph.D. student; Pullman is less than 10 miles from the U of I’s Moscow campus. He is also listed as a teaching assistant. He previously graduated from Center Valley, PA’s DeSales University with a degrees in psychology and criminal justice.
