LAS VEGAS — A now former player for the Stockton Kings was arrested in connection to a kidnapping-turned-murder investigation, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
Marayna Rodger was reported missing on Dec. 7. According to police, she was planning to meet her friend, 19-year-old Sakari Harnden, and her boyfriend, Comanche.
Since the planned meeting, police said Rodgers had not been seen or heard from. Investigators suspected foul play and arrested Harnden and Comanche on suspicion of kidnapping.
Police said Rodger's remains were found in a Nevada desert and that they plan to charge both suspects with open murder.
Comanche, 27, was arrested in Sacramento and is currently in the county jail with no bail. His next court date is expected on Tuesday at 3 p.m.
Who is Chance Comanche?
Comanche is a now former center for the Stockton Kings, a G-league affiliate of the Sacramento Kings.
In college, he played basketball for the Arizona Wildcats but he ultimately went undrafted by the NBA in 2017. He eventually signed with the Memphis Hustle and then played for the Cleveland Charge during the 2018-19 season.
He also played overseas in Turkey for Mamak Belediyesi but he went back to the United States the following year and played for the Enid Outlaws in the Basketball League.
He found his way to the Stockton Kings for the 2022-23 season before signing with the Portland Trail Blazers in April on a 10-day contract, according to the NBA transactions list. Prior to joining the Blazers, he had played 32 games with the Stockton Kings. However, he would later find his way back to the Stockton Kings for the 2023-24 season.
The same day that Comanche was arrested in connection to the investigation, the Stockton Kings announced that he was released.
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