Police Chief James Fry

Thank you for coming today.

Last night, in conjunction with the Pennsylvania State Police, Federal Bureau of Investigation, detectives arrested 28-year-old Brian Christopher Kohlberger in Albrightville, Pennsylvania.

on a warrant for murder of Ethan, Zana, Madison, and Kaylee.

I want to personally thank these agencies for their assistance in this case.

Kohlberger resides in Pullman, Washington, and is a graduate student at Washington State University.

We'll provide as much information as we can about the extradition to Idaho and the criminal process.

However, due to Idaho state law, we are limited in what information we can release today until Kohlberger has his initial appearance in Idaho court.

I want to express my appreciation to our local community.

people of Idaho and those throughout our nation who provided information to help us investigate these murders has been very impressive.

We've received over 19,000 tips and we've conducted over 300 interviews.

These murders have shaken our community and no arrest will ever bring back these young students.

However, we do believe justice will be found through the criminal process.

This was a very complex and extensive case.

We developed a clear picture over time and we stand assured that the work is not done.

This has just started.

Since November, we have remained laser focused on pursuing every lead in our pursuit of justice for the victims and their families.