LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — An NBA G-League Stockton Kings basketball player and his girlfriend were arrested after police found the remains of a missing woman in the Henderson desert.
Two people reportedMarayna Rodgers missing to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)substation on Dec. 7 around 3:32 p.m.
Detectives found that Rodgers was out with friends on Dec. 5 and had a pre-arranged meeting with Sakari Harnden who would bring her boyfriend Chance Comanche.
Police saidRodgers had not been seen or heard from since then and suspected foul play.
Officers obtained evidence to arrest 19-year-old Harnden and 27-year-old Comanche for their connection to the kidnapping and disappearance of Rodgers.
Harnden was arrested in Las Vegas by the Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) and booked into the Clark County Detention Center for kidnapping onDec. 13.
Comanche was arrested by the members of the California FBI Criminal Apprehension Team in Sacramento, California on Dec. 15. He is pending extradition to Nevada for Kidnapping, according to officials.
Based on additional information obtained after the arrest, detectives were able to recover human remains in a desert area in Henderson, Nevada.
The remains were later identified to be of Marayna Rodgers, according to the Clark County Coroner.
The charges for both suspects will be updated to open murder through coordination with the Clark County District Attorney’s office.
The Stockton Kings, the NBA G-League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, announced their release of Comanche on Dec. 15.
KSNV reached out to the Stockton Kings and received 'no further comment on this matter,' according to a representative.
Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or at homicide@lvmpd.com.
To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or at www.crimestoppersofnv.com.
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