Funviralpark Brian Coberger, a 28-year-old man, was arrested Friday morning in connection with the murder of four University of Idaho students in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, according to a criminal complaint.
Law enforcement sources told ABC News that authorities knew who they were looking for and tracked Coberger to Pennsylvania. A SWAT team broke into where he was staying to take him into custody.
Monroe County (Pennsylvania) Correctional Facility via AP
He was arrested on a first-degree murder warrant issued by Idaho authorities, according to the complaint. Coberger appeared before a judge on Friday morning.
Moscow police officers, members of the Idaho State Police, Moscow City leaders and University of Idaho officials will hold a press conference Friday at 1:00 p.m. local time.
A Moscow police officer stands guard in a car at the home where four University of Idaho students were found dead in Moscow, Idaho, November 29, 2022.
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More than six weeks after roommates Cary Gonsalves, Madison Morgen, Zana Carnoldle, and Carnoldle’s boyfriend Ethan Chapin were stabbed to death in the early hours of November 13 at the home of an off-campus girl. has passed.
Two other roommates (who police said weren’t suspects) survived and were likely asleep during the murders, officials said. were on the 2nd and 3rd floors.
A photo posted by Kaylee Goncalves just days before her death shows University of Idaho students Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves.
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Police are appealing to the public for information.
“We just want to find out that this person is so bad,” Cristi Gonsalves, the mother of victim Cary Gonsalves, told ABC News earlier this month.
“Where are you? Who are you?” she said.
Moscow police are watching the residence where four University of Idaho students were murdered on November 30, 2022 in Moscow, Idaho.
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It’s been weeks since police and city officials met for a press conference and have instead opted to release a small update through social media. done while away.
Moscow police on Thursday said they planned to send cleaners to the murder scene on Friday.A planned cleanup is now on hold following the arrest, according to the property manager.
ABC News’ Luke Barr and Nick Cirone contributed to this report.
