University of Idaho will not scale down security and foot patrols despite Bryan Kohberger arrest
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MOSCOW, IDAHO: The arrest of the quadruple murder suspect Bryan Christopher Kohberger has brought a sense of relief to the terrified community. Kohberger, a 28-year-old PhD student and teaching assistant in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University, was arrested on Friday, December 30, at his parents' residence in Albrightsville, Pennsylvania. University of Idaho now says that it does not plan to scale back its security.
Campus security at the University of Idaho tells TMZ that they do not plan on being lenient with the patrols and that the personnel increase will remain in place. The outlet reports that Moscow has a sense of relief, with some students starting to feel safe again. The increase in security came as a measure after the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin, to make the students feel safe. A new campus police outfit was also introduced with more guards to cover more grounds and that too frequently. It is said that the campus is still getting tips about Kohberger after the arrest and they're sending them over to Moscow PD and the FBI. The news of campus security being intact comes right after Kohberger waived extradition and will be returning to Moscow, Idaho, to face the four charges of murder and one count of felony burglary.
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The University of Idaho, addressing its security, writes, "The Mission of the University of Idaho Campus Security Team is to create and maintain a safe, secure campus and to provide a safe educational environment through a community approach to security as well as the promotion of personal safety and awareness and the deterrence of crime." It was previously reported that Kohberger is eager to get back to Idaho from Pennsylvania to see what evidence law enforcement have to link him to the crimes. He drove more than 2,500 miles across the country with his father, Michael, in early December. He was also pulled over twice in Indiana during his journey.
Kohberger's family expressed their condolences to the families of the victims. However, they continued to uphold Kohberger's "presumption of innocence." The statement read, "We care deeply for the four families who have lost their precious children. There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel, and we pray each day for them. We will continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family, we will love and support our son and brother." They added that they have fully cooperated with law enforcement in a bid to "seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions."