Murder Charges Filed In Kansas Student's Death

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- An Arkansas City man was charged Wednesday with killing a 19-year-old student at Cowley County Community College.<br/><br/>Justin Eugene Thurber was charged with capital murder,

Wednesday, January 17th 2007, 12:50 pm

By: News On 6

ARKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) -- An Arkansas City man was charged Wednesday with killing a 19-year-old student at Cowley County Community College.

Justin Eugene Thurber was charged with capital murder, rape and aggravated kidnapping in the death of Jodi Sanderholm. He makes his first appearance this afternoon in Cowley County District Court.

Attorney General Paul Morrison alleged that Thurber kidnapped Sanderholm after following her from dance practice. He then allegedly drove her to a rural part of southeast Cowley County, where he raped and murdered her. She died of blunt force trauma and strangulation.

Morrison says Thurber disposed of Sanderholm's car in the Cowley County State Fishing Lake.

Thurber is being held on $1-million bond.