Current:Home > InvestMan arrested in connection with Kentucky student wrestler's death: What we know -TradeWise
Man arrested in connection with Kentucky student wrestler's death: What we know
EchoSense View
Date:2025-04-09 10:22:38
A man has been arrested in connection with the death of a Kentucky college student and athlete.
Josiah Malachi Kilman, 18, was found unresponsive in his dorm room at Campbellsville University in Kentucky on Saturday, according to the university. He was taken to an area hospital and pronounced dead. His body is being sent to the state Medical Examiner's Office in Louisville to determine the cause of death.
Campbellsville University is a private Christian university located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, about 85 miles southeast of Louisville and 83 miles southwest of Lexington.
Kilman is the latest student to die on a college campus this month. Last week, the body of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley was found in a wooded area on the University of Georgia's main campus in Athens. Athens resident Jose Antonio Ibarra was taken into custody in connection with her death. There was another death on UGA's campus at a student dormitory on Feb. 21, but foul play was not suspected and it was not connected to the homicide case, UGA police said.
At the University of Colorado, Nicholas Jordan, a 25-year-old student, faces two counts of first degree murder in the Feb. 16 deaths of Samuel Knopp, Jordan's 24-year-old roommate and a registered student at the university, and Celie Rain Montgomery, 26, who was not enrolled.
Who was Josiah Kilman?
Kilman was from Montana and joined the Campbellsville University wrestling team, according to a statement from the college's president, Joseph Hopkins, following his death.
Hopkins described Kilman as a "bright light, and a person of incredible hope."
On Sunday, Campbellsville University held a prayer vigil at the Ransdell Chapel on campus.
Who was arrested?
On Saturday, police arrested 21-year-old Charles E. Escalera after the Green County Sheriff's Office and Kentucky State Police received a call of a "suspicious male inside a barn" on the Green County and Taylor County line, according to the Campbellsville Police Department.
He was arrested "without incident" and is facing burglary and murder charges in connection with Kilman's death.
Both Escalera and Kilman were members Campbellsville University's wrestling team, the college told ABC News.
Contributing: Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, Louisville Courier Journal.
veryGood! (489)
Related
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- From US jail, Venezuelan general who defied Maduro awaits potentially lengthy sentence
- Texans are acquiring running back Joe Mixon from the Bengals, AP source says
- The View's Whoopi Goldberg Defends Kate Middleton Over Photo Controversy
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- David Mixner, LGBTQ+ activist and Bill Clinton campaign advisor, dies at 77
- Prince William Attends Thomas Kingston’s Funeral Amid Kate Middleton Photo Controversy
- Viral video of Biden effigy beating prompts calls for top Kansas Republican leaders to resign
- FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup
- Standout moments from the hearing on the Biden classified documents probe by special counsel Hur
Ranking
- New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
- Reputed gang leader acquitted of murder charge after 3rd trial in Connecticut
- Fifth body found shot near West Virginia house fire where four people died
- Robert Downey Jr. and Emma Stone criticized for allegedly snubbing presenters at Oscars
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Viral video of Biden effigy beating prompts calls for top Kansas Republican leaders to resign
- Man convicted of shooting Indianapolis officer in the throat sentenced to 87 years in prison
- Nebraska woman used rewards card loophole for 7,000 gallons of free gas: Reports
Recommendation
US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
Reddit is preparing to sell shares to the public. Here’s what you need to know
Netanyahu dismisses Biden's warning over innocent lives being lost in Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza
What is the Ides of March? Here's why it demands caution.
Trump's 'stop
Michigan man who was accidently shot in face with ghost gun sues manufacturer and former friend
Kate Spade Outlet’s Extra 20% off Sale Includes Classic & Chic $39 Wristlets, $63 Crossbodies & More
New York police crack down on vehicles avoiding tolls with fake license plates