Discuss details of the arrest here.
UPDATED: Jesse "LJ" Matthew arrested in connection with abduction of Hannah Graham
Posted: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 7:00 pm | Updated: 7:36 pm, Wed Sep 24, 2014.
Jesse LJ Matthew Jr. has been arrested in Galveston, Texas in connection with the disappearance of Northern Virginia native Hannah Graham.
Matthew, 32, was arrested Wednesday and will be extradited back to Virginia.
"Once that comes to completion, we'll have some more information to share with you," Charlottesville police Chief Timothy Longo said.
Longo did not comment on the circumstances surrounding the arrest.
Jesse Matthew arrested out-of-state in alleged kidnapping of U.Va. student Hannah Graham
By ABC 7 News, Associated Press
September 24, 2014 - 07:09 pm Updated: September 24, 2014 - 09:18 pm
[...]
"Jesse Matthew is in custody in Galveston, Texas," Police Chief Timothy Longo proclaimed to reporters, adding that the "extradition process is currently underway."
[...]
The Galveston County Sheriffs Office confirmed one of their deputies located Matthew on a beach in the community of Gilcrest around 3:30 p.m. Central time, but they declined to discuss the circumstances surrounding his capture. Charlottesville investigators were expected to travel to Galveston on Thursday.
Suspect in Hannah Graham case in custody
By Dana Ford, CNN updated 8:30 PM EDT, Wed September 24, 2014
[...]
"We have a person in custody, but there's a long road ahead of us, and that long road includes finding Hannah Graham," Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo told reporters.
[...]
"I am Mr. Matthew's attorney," said James Camblos, who spoke outside his office in Charlottesville, Virginia.
"I was hired on Saturday. That's the only thing that I'm going to confirm at this point. The family and I -- nobody is making any statements at this point in time. We might later on, but right now we are not," he said.
Suspect in University of Virginia student disappearance arrested in Galveston
[...]
Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo announced Matthew's capture at a news conference Wednesday night. He said Matthew was in custody in Galveston, Texas, and would be extradited to Virginia.
According to the Galveston County Sheriff's Office, Matthew was located on the beach in Gilcrest on the Bolivar Penisula at around 3:30pm.
Longo added that police were still searching for Graham.
