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Omaha, NE- A family is facing Christmas without their daughter Ty Thomas who has been missing for more than two weeks. Joshua Keadle is the only "Person of Interest" in the Peru State student's case. Monday we hear from his family as they try to understand what he's accused of doing.
Joshua Keadle's family says they're shocked and they hope he's not responsible. In a statement the family says,
'First and foremost we are deeply saddened and concerned for the family of Tyler Thomas. We are also concerned for the possible victims that have and may still come forward. We are just as baffled and confused as anyone about these revelations. We have had little contact with Joshua since march 2008 when is mother passed away unexpectedly. To our knowledge he was in Nebraska attending college. We are still trying to grasp what makes someone resort to these actions. We know Joshua was not raised in an environment to promote this type of behavior. We are concerned for all parties involved, may GOD be with us all!'
Sincerely, Dennis Herlong
They [the tire tracks on the river bank] were consistent with the tread, wheelbase and width of the tires on Keadle's 1996 Ford Explorer in which, he told investigators, he drove Thomas to the Peru boat dock early Dec. 3, according to one of five search warrants ordered unsealed Wednesday by Nemaha County District Judge Daniel Bryan Jr.
According to the warrants, Keadle told investigators Thomas promised him "sexual acts" in exchange for a ride to Omaha. He said they had sexual contact in the SUV but he changed his mind about giving her a ride and she got angry. He said a physical altercation occurred, and investigators noted a "visible injury" to Keadle's arm. "Keadle stated that it was possible that Thomas also sustained injuries to her wrists," the warrant says.
AUBURN -- None of the charges Joshua Keadle faces was detailed at his arraignment Wednesday morning in Nemaha County District Court.
Keadle, 29, is accused of offering a woman a ride home from a party early on Oct. 31, driving her instead to the Missouri River, then threatening to throw her into the river if she didn't have sex with him.
In court Wednesday, he heard only the five felony charges he faces -- three counts of first-degree forcible sexual assault, one count of making terroristic threats and one count of false imprisonment, all stemming from the Halloween encounter with an 18-year-old woman who was visiting a friend at Peru State College.
He's considered a person of interest in the disappearance of a Peru State College student. Joshua Keadle will appear in court this week for another case involving a student who says the 29yearold raped her on Halloween
I read in another article that her friends say that her cell phone was found in her dorm room. I wonder which one is true? Maybe she was texting from someone else's phone?
AUBURN, Neb. A man considered a person of interest in the disappearance of a Peru State College freshman and charged with the sexual assaults of another young woman has been convicted of an unrelated misdemeanor.
PERU -- Blue sky and sun chased off cold and gray right on cue as the Peru State College Jazz Band kicked off an outdoor concert in the center of campus.