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FBI arrested 28-year-old Brendt Christensen Friday on criminal complaint that charges him for kidnapping Zhang on June 9 Robin Yount Jersey , 2017. Christensen was enrolled as a PhD candidate in experimental condensed matter physics by UIUC but it was not clear if he was still studying at the university when he was arrested.
The affidavit filed alleges that on June 9, Christensen was driving the black Saturn Astra as it stopped next to Zhang on the brink of UIUC campus at approximately 2:00 pm. Zhang was last seen on security camera video entering the front passenger side of the vehicle.
On June 29, agents overheard Christensen, who was under law enforcement surveillance, explaining that he kidnapped Zhang. Based on this and other facts uncovered during the investigation of this matter Glenn Robinson Jersey , law enforcement agents believe that Zhang is no longer alive.
Christensen will remain in law enforcement custody pending his initial federal court appearance in Urbana scheduled on Monday, July 3.
The three-storey building the suspect lived in is a bit far from the UIUC campus. Besides the building, there is a swimming pool, where people keep coming and going. The FBI, the University of Illinois Police Department officers were busy inspecting the building Saturday noon Paul Molitor Jersey , blocking all other than residents of the building from getting in. The officers occasionally carried out some paper bags and put them in the cars.
A girl living in a neighboring building witnessed the arrest of Christensen at his home Friday evening. She said 10 to 15 police officers, carrying guns and leading dogs, stormed into the first-floor apartment, and took away the suspect.