Authorities have released footage of the first time suspected quadruple killer Bryan Kohberger was pulled over – for driving too close to the van in front of him.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that Kohberger was pulled over by a deputy around 10:41 a.m. on Dec. 15.
Police bodycam footage captured the moment an officer approached the 28-year-old in his limousine on December 15 on I-70 just outside Indianapolis.
He sat next to his father Michael in the driver’s seat during the stop and then handed over his driver’s license.
The Hancock County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that Kohberger was pulled over by a deputy around 10:41 a.m. on Dec. 15
Michael quickly tells the officers where they traveled from, explaining that they left Washington State University to return to Pennsylvania.
Kohberger himself speaks calmly to officers, explaining that they drove “for hours” after a SWAT team descended on WSU.
The incident, which has been linked to a campus shooting, was oddly addressed by Kohberger after the officer asked where they were from.
His father, Michael, described the shooting as “horrific” just days before his son was arrested at their home by another SWAT team.
Kohberger was pulled over twice in nine minutes on I-70 in December.
He was verbally reprimanded both times, with Kohberger and his father both appearing more concerned the second time they were pulled over.
Bryan Kohberger’s extradition has begun, with sources confirming he left the Monroe County Correctional Facility at 6 a.m. Wednesday
Idaho quadruple homicide suspect Bryan Kohberger was pulled over by Indiana State Police on Dec. 15 — but police had no information that he was a suspect in the student killings
The Idaho Police Department first requested information about a white Hyundai Elantra on Dec. 7 — a week before the Indiana traffic stop.
Kohberger was eventually arrested on December 30 at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania for the November 13 massacre of four University of Idaho students.
The footage was released hours after Kohberger began his extradition process to Idaho after leaving Pennsylvania around 6 a.m. this morning.
Kohberger left the Monroe County Correctional Facility after waiving his right to extradition in a hearing Tuesday.
He is expected to be taken to Latah County Jail in Moscow, which is less than two miles from where the brutal November 13 killings took place.
Criminal justice graduate Kohberger said “I love you” to his mother in the courtroom, while his sister comforted her as she cried during the hearing.
Kohberger appeared in court on Tuesday and waived extradition during a brief court hearing
The crime happened six weeks ago, 2,500 miles from where Kohberger was arrested. His father flew to meet his son in Washington and drove him back to their home in Pennsylvania
The suspect’s father, Michael Kohberger, will arrive at the courthouse in a summer hat that covers his face
Warden Garry Haidle confirmed that Kohberger was no longer in his custody, adding that he was being transferred by the Pennsylvania State Police.
It is understood that Kohberger will be airlifted back to Idaho and may arrive later today.
An Idaho judge has issued a gag order on Moscow police and legal teams over the case, barring anyone connected to the case from speaking out.
Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said: “Once he gets here he will have a first appearance with our judge.
“They will deal with issues such as ensuring that competent counsel is representing him and the case will be scheduled for hearings.”
Kootenai County’s lead defense attorney, Ann Taylor, will represent Kohberger Idaho, however a five-person team of investigators hired by his defense team was dispatched to the home where the quadruple homicide took place.
Kohberger signed his own extradition waiver in a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday
He was arrested after being pursued by the FBI for four days near his parents’ home in Pennsylvania, with authorities narrowing the suspect down on genetic genealogy
It is unusual for state-paid criminal defense attorneys to create a crime scene reconstruction.
Once Kohberger arrives in Idaho, state law allows the court to unseal the probable cause affidavit — something the victim’s families were keen to see.
Before that can happen, he must appear in court, on four counts of murder and one count of burglary.
Kohberger was arrested Friday in connection with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
Monroe County’s first assistant district attorney, Michael Mancuso, confirmed yesterday that they believe Kohberger is desperate enough to return to Idaho to find out the contents of the affidavit.
Monroe County sheriff deputies escorted Bryan Kohberger into the courthouse Tuesday morning
On Friday, the criminal justice student was arrested in connection with the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen, 21, and Ethan Chapin, 20
Three men and two women arrived at the property on King Road in Moscow around noon on Tuesday
The graduate student was arrested at his parents’ home, and the victims’ families are anxiously awaiting Kohberger’s extradition and the release of the probable affidavit.
Investigators began tracking Kohberger’s movements across the United States, with witnesses claiming they saw him and his father making repairs to a white Hyundai Elantra on December 16.
Police then impounded the vehicle outside his parents’ home when they stumbled upon the property in Chestnuthill Township, Monroe County.
Kohberger had previously studied under a Pennsylvania professor known for her expertise in serial killers, and was studying criminology at Washington State University at the time of the murders.
Investigators in Moscow, Idaho are yet to pinpoint a motive, but those who knew Kohberger say he took a deep interest in criminal psychology.