Columbus police in Ohio, the United States, have obtained
an arrest warrant for a man wanted for murder.
They’re looking for 36-year-old Ryan Allen Klug, who they
say is now the prime suspect in the murder of 26-year-old Adaobi M. Obih, who
was found dead Tuesday in an apartment. Police initially said Klug was a
“person of interest” in the case.
The police did not think Klug is still in the area and
said multiple law enforcement agencies were looking for him.
The police were alerted to Obih’s death after she missed
work Monday and Tuesday without notifying anyone. Concerned co-workers
contacted her apartment complex to ask about her. The police also contacted the
property manager to request a welfare check, according to the arrest affidavit.
A maintenance worker went to check on the woman and said,
“It’s not good, there is blood everywhere” after going to Obih’s apartment.
A neighbour said he noticed that the door to Obih’s garage
spot was open and had been open for at least 24 hours. Klug, who police
described as Obih’s roommate, parked his vehicle there.
The maintenance worker told the police there were no signs
of forced entry at the apartment and that only two people would’ve had keys:
Obih and Klug. The maintenance worker told the police he found Obih with a
“large amount of blood around her head” and said it appeared clear that she was
dead.
The police talked to Obih’s boyfriend, who revealed that
he’d texted and called her multiple times but never heard back. The last
message he received from her was at 12:17 p.m. on Sunday, November 17. When she
failed to respond, he went to her apartment, saw her car in the parking lot and
knocked on the door. Obih didn’t answer.
A neighbour who lives in the apartment below Obih’s said
it sounded like someone was moving furniture during Sunday afternoon. “It went
on for more than three minutes,” the neighbour said, adding that it happened
shortly before tornado warnings went off for Sunday’s storms.
The police said Klug had texted a pastor asking him to
call. When the pastor did so, Klug answered and said he couldn’t talk at the
time.
Further investigation found that Obih had been stabbed
multiple times and her throat cut. A blood trail went from the woman’s bedroom
to Klug’s, and police said it appeared “the assailant attempted to clean up in
the bathroom area belonging to Mr. Klug.” They also found a bloody towel in
Klug’s sink. Police located a plastic bag containing a bloody sock and other
clothes stained with blood, including blue jeans, boxers and a shirt. The
police said the “amount of blood on these items was significant.”
They found a trail of small blood drops leading from the
apartment to the garage where Klug parked his vehicle. His 2008 silver Subaru
Legacy was not parked in the garage.
Klug works for the Indiana Department of Transportation,
and the police contacted his supervisor, who told them Klug’s behaviour had
been “off” lately. He sent a text message Sunday saying, “sick tomorrow, then
vacation next two weeks.” His supervisor said the message was out of character
and also violated the department’s vacation time policy. Klug did not return
texts or phone calls, his supervisor said. He didn’t show up at work Monday or
Tuesday.
Klug’s stepmother and father said
they hadn’t heard from him for several days.
His brother told the police he’d spoken with Klug about two weeks ago. Klug wanted to get back with a girl he’d dated. The relationship ended about a year ago. His brother told Klug to call her; he said Klug discovered she was dating someone else and told him, “I’m losing control.”
His brother told the police he’d spoken with Klug about two weeks ago. Klug wanted to get back with a girl he’d dated. The relationship ended about a year ago. His brother told Klug to call her; he said Klug discovered she was dating someone else and told him, “I’m losing control.”
•Culled from Fox News
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