Former NBA G League player held in woman's killing due in Vegas court after transfer from Sacramento
A former NBA developmental league player accused with his ex-girlfriend of killing a woman last month in southern Nevada has been transferred to a Las Vegas jail and is due to face a judge on Tuesday
Former NBA G League player held in woman's killing due in Vegas court after transfer from Sacramento
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Your support makes all the difference.A former NBA developmental league player accused with his ex-girlfriend of killing a woman whose body was found last month in southern Nevada is due to face a Las Vegas judge on Tuesday following his transfer in custody from a jail in Sacramento, California.
Chance Comanche, 27, who played for the Stockton Kings before his Dec. 15 arrest in Sacramento, arrived Sunday at the Clark County Detention Center and is due for an initial appearance, jail and court records showed.
Comanche’s defense attorney, Gary Guymon, declined comment Monday ahead of the court appearance.
Comanche's' former girlfriend, Sakari Harnden, 19, also is jailed in Las Vegas pending a separate preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges related to the disappearance and death of Marayna Rodgers, 23, of Lynnwood, Washington.
Police in Las Vegas said Rodgers, a medical assistant, was choked to death early Dec. 6. Her remains were later found in a roadside ditch in suburban Henderson.
Comanche, a 6-foot-10 power forward and center, was dropped following his arrest by Stockton, the NBA G League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings. The team had played the G League Henderson Ignite on Dec. 5.
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