Here is all you need to know about Las Vegas woman Marayana Rodgers as G League player Chance Comanche and his girlfriend are accused of killing her
In connection with the death of a 23-year-old woman who had gone missing in Las Vegas, Chance Comanche, a G League player with the Stockton Kings, and a 19-year-old woman will be charged with open murder, authorities said on Sunday.
Who is medical assistant Marayana Rodgers of Las Vegas murdered by Chance Comanche and his girlfriend Sakari Harnden
In Sacramento County, California, on Friday, FBI investigators detained Comanche who was being held without bail. According to jail records, 19-year-old Sakari Harnden was detained on a $500,000 bail after being booked on kidnapping charges in Las Vegas on Wednesday.
It is reported that Comanche will appear in Sacramento County court on Tuesday. A preliminary hearing in Harnden is scheduled for December 28. After Rodgers’ body was discovered in Henderson, Nevada, on Sunday afternoon, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department declared that Comanche and Harnden would now be charged with murder. It was determined by detectives that Harnden and Comanche “were responsible for the murder of Rodgers,” according to Las Vegas police.
Human remains of Marayna Rodgers were found in the desert of Henderson, Nevada. Former Kings G-League player Chance Commanche and girlfriend Sakari Harnden are being charged with kidnapping and murder. pic.twitter.com/hXn3ok9PnG
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) December 17, 2023
Not to forget that Rodgers was reported to be missing on December 7. Las Vegas police report that on December 5, when she was out with friends, she had a scheduled meeting with Harnden, who brought her boyfriend Comanche along.
Who was Marayana Rodgers?
Marayna Rodgers was a medical assistant from Washington state Las Vegas. The 23-year-old was found missing on December 6 while she was out in the Sin City. According to KLAS, she was out to meet her friend named Sakari Harnden who is the girlfriend of an NBA player Chance Comanche, the two are charged with killing her.
Ex-NBA G-Leaguer Chance Comanche faces murder, kidnapping charges after woman’s remains found https://t.co/1ZVGHKpPit pic.twitter.com/qZDnqn4N1K
— New York Post (@nypost) December 18, 2023
According to Rodgers family and friends, she missed out on nothing, following her meeting with her friend Harnden, which was pre-arranged.
Police reported that Rodgers’ remains were later discovered in a desert region west of Las Vegas. Although the precise cause of her death is unknown.
Detectives recovered the remains later identified as Rodgers by the Clark County coroner, according to information they received after the arrests, authorities said.