Credit: PA Internet News Service
The Pennsylvania resident who is accused in the killings of four western college students and has been the focus of intense attention since his arrest was extradited this week from Pennsylvania to Idaho, where he is charged.
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PennLive.com reported the Pennsylvania State Police transported Kohberger, 28, of Monroe County, to Idaho to face the homicide-related offenses Wednesday via a plane operated by the agency. Keystone State taxpayers will pick up the tab.
“The cost of the trip, which will be paid for out of the taxpayer-funded state police budget, was not available late Thursday since the plane had not yet returned to Pennsylvania due to information-sharing by state police personnel and Idaho authorities as well as weather-related issues,” the article said, citing a state police spokesperson.
Guarded by state police, Kohberger was flown aboard a 2015 Pilatus PC-12 single-engine turboprop aircraft from Pennsylvania to Idaho to be turned over to that state’s authorities, according to reports.
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Early on Friday, December 30, Pennsylvania State Police and FBI special agents arrested Kohberger at his family’s residence in the Poconos community of Indian Mountain Lake Estates. The arrest came after an intense nationwide investigation in the killings.
Kohberger was held in the Monroe County prison until he waived extradition this week and was transported to Idaho.
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After being transported from Pennsylvania to Idaho, Kohberger was in county court on four counts of first-degree murder for the November 13 stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, 20; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; and Xana Kernodle, 20.
The plane that transported Kohberger is part of the Pennsylvania State Police’s fleet that flies routine patrol and other missions statewide.
The closest Pennsylvania State Police helicopter to Lower Bucks County is based in Reading. It is most common to see the Philadelphia Police Department and New Jersey State Police helicopters assisting local police when needed.
Credit: Tom Sofield/LevittownNow.com
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By legislative order, the Pennsylvania State Police joined the law enforcement aviation community in the fall of 1968. Six pilots were assigned to the section and two Bell Model 47 helicopters were purchased in 1969. Since then, the section has expanded to include over thirty trooper pilots and full-time mechanics. State police now operate six helicopters and two airplanes around the commonwealth.
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