Latah County Prosecutor Bill Thompson said a criminal complaint was filed yesterday charging suspect Bryan Kohberger with four counts of first-degree murder and felony burglary.
“There’s a pending case now in court and I and any office and the investigators have to live with the restrictions that our Supreme Court places on pretrial publicity. That said, I promise you we will share with you, through the court process or otherwise, whatever we are allowed to. I just appreciate your patience on that,” he said in a press conference.
Thompson said factual basis for the charges are summarized in a probable cause affidavit, which is on file with the court.
“According to the rules of the Idaho Supreme Court, that is sealed until Mr. Kohberger is physically back in Latah County and is physically served with the arrest warrant. At that time, we expect that that affidavit will be available to you so you could share the true facts with all of your readers and your watchers and your listeners and all of the people,” he said, addressing reporters in the room.
“It’s sad to be here but happy to here at the same time,” he added.
Kohberger had an initial appearance in front of a judge in Pennsylvania and is being held without bond, Thompson said.
“And the warrant from our magistrate judge here also provides for no bond. We understand that he’s scheduled to be back in court in Pennsylvania next Tuesday afternoon and that a public defender has been appointed for him there,” he said.
Once Kohberger is in Idaho, he is expected to make an initial appearance before a magistrate and further hearings will be scheduled.
CNN’s Elizabeth Joseph contributed reporting to this post.
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