College Wrestler Brutally Murdered In Dorm Room – And Cops Arrested His Teammate!

The Campbellsville University group is mourning the lack of a younger pupil athlete.

Late final month, Campbellsville, Kentucky police responded to a name about an unresponsive male present in his campus dorm. When they arrived, they found 18-12 months-previous Josiah Kilman, a member of the varsity’s wrestling group. He was shortly transported to the hospital, however sadly it was too late. He was pronounced useless. But the story will get worse…

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While particulars are nonetheless considerably slim, police revealed they arrested 21-12 months-previous Charles Escalera in reference to Josiah’s homicide shortly after the teenager was pronounced useless. The US Sun reported on Sunday it’s unclear if the 2 had been really roommates, as some have reported, however confirmed they WERE teammates on the Christian college’s wrestling group. After Escalera apparently went on the run, an all-out manhunt was launched. He was discovered after Kentucky State Police obtained a tip from an area farmer in Green County claiming to have witnessed somebody taking cowl in a barn. PD arrived shortly after and certain sufficient, there he was.

Police hit him with a homicide cost. You see, the Kentucky State Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that Josiah’s explanation for dying was asphyxiation — brought on by handbook strangulation. So which means somebody strangled this child to dying. A wrestler no much less! Had to be one other fairly robust individual to do this. And cops consider that individual to be Escalera.

As of now, no attainable motive has been revealed, however the younger man is being held on the Taylor County Detention Center on $2 million bond. (He was additionally charged with second-diploma housebreaking, as he’d apparently stolen meals whereas on the lam.)

So, so unhappy.

A GoFundMe arrange by Josiah’s cousin Sarah Cook is presently aiming to lift cash to move the late teen’s physique from Kentucky again to his residence state of Montana.

Our hearts are with Josiah’s family members. We hope to listen to extra solutions quickly. Rest in peace.

[Images via Sarah Cook/GoFundMe & Taylor County Detention Center]