Pennsylvania Police: ‘Force Was Used’ During Search Of Home Belonging To Idaho Murder Suspect’s Parents
Police According to reports, they broke windows and doors while they executed a search warrant on the house of the suspect’s parents. killing Four University of Idaho students.
Pennsylvania Major Christopher Paris, State Police, stated during a Tuesday press conference “force was used” in executing the search warrant at the parents’ home in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania, Fox News reported. The suspect, a 28-year old man, was charged with four counts first-degree murder as well as one count of burglary and the intent to kill.
“There were multiple windows that were broken, I believe, to gain access, as well as multiple doors,” Paris stated this at the press conference.
Paris also said that the suspect’s parents were home at the time the search warrant was executed and that the search began on December 29 with about 50 “tactical assets” Scene.
Fox reported that the suspect had signed an extradition document Tuesday afternoon. He also waived his right of challenge to his arrest.
After driving approximately 2,500 miles with his father, police took the suspect into custody at Albrightsville. This was just weeks after he allegedly killed Kaylee Goncalves (21), Ethan Chapin (20), Xana Kernodle (20) and Madison Mogen (21).
The suspect’s attorney, Jason LaBar, told KTVB 7 reported that the client was stopped twice in Indiana while on his trip. The suspect was driving at the time of at least one of these stops.
“I don’t know whether they were speeding or not or if they were even issued a ticket,” LaBar added. “I just know that they were pulled over in Indiana almost back to back. I believe once for speeding and once for following too closely to a car in front of them.”
The suspect, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in criminal justice and criminology at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington, worked as a teacher’s assistant and was reportedly a tough grader. One former student said that this changed after the murders. told CNN on Monday
“Definitely around then, he started grading everybody just 100s. Pretty much if you turned something in, you were getting high marks. He stopped leaving notes. He seemed preoccupied,” The student replied. “The couple times that he did come after, or around that time period, he had a little more facial hair, stubble, less well-kept. He was a little quieter.”
The suspect was previously a student at DeSales University, Pennsylvania. According to reports, the suspect worked as a student investigator on a survey that explored motives behind crimes while at DeSales. One question was reportedly asked in the survey. “Why did you choose that victim or target over others?” Another question was: “After committing the crime, what were you thinking and feeling?”
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