Ex-NBA G League player Chance Comanche’s ‘sick plot to kill friend Marayna Rodgers, 23,’ as her remains found in desert
AN ex-NBA G League player has been fired after he was arrested and accused of murdering a missing woman with the help of his girlfriend.
Chance Comanche, 27, and Sakari Harnden, 19, were slammed with murder charges after the remains of Marayna Rodgers, 23, were found tossed in the Nevada desert.
On Friday, Comanche, who played for the Stockton Kings, an affiliate of the Sacramento Kings, was arrested and accused of kidnapping Rodgers.
Rodgers, a medical assistant who lived in Washington state, had been missing since December 7, when she was on a trip to Las Vegas.
She was last seen by friends on December 5, and disappeared after allegedly leaving to meet up with Harnden and Comanche, Las Vegas Metropolitan police said.
Comanche had played against the G League Ignite in Henderson, a suburb of Las Vegas, that same day.
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On December 13, Hamden was arrested on kidnapping charges. Commanche was arrested on the same charges two days later.
Detectives said they obtained information during the arrests that led them to Rodger's remains, which were found dumped in a desert area in Henderson.
After finding the woman's body, prosecutors slammed the two with murder charges.
Comanche was fired after he was arrested.
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Rodgers, a surgical technician, was declared missing by her boyfriend and friends after they stopped hearing from her.
A GoFundMe was quickly created to help raise money for search efforts.
The fundraiser organizer said Rodgers was last seen leaving her close friends and getting into an Uber headed to Summerlin, a residential community in the Las Vegas Valley.
But her phone was last pinged beside the freeway heading towards Reno and California, the description said.
"She left behind both her dogs, her car, and all belongings making it very unlikely that she disappeared on her own," the description reads.
"She also had no cash or debit card at the time of her disappearance."
Comanche is a 6 foot 10 center who played in 12 games for Stockton this season.
He averaged 14 points and seven rebounds per game.
Comanche scored 20 points on his final appearance where Stockton was defeated by Salt Lake City.
The Arizona college basketball star has played in the NBA for the Portland Trail Blazers.
He played one game for the Portland side but they were defeated by the Golden State Warriors.
He's played for the G-League sides Memphis Hustle and Canton Charge, now known as the Cleveland Charge.
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Comache has been arrested by FBI agents in Sacramento City, California, and is awaiting extradition to Nevada.
He is due in court on Tuesday.