(Rodgers family / Getty Images / Las Vegas Police)
An NBA G League basketball player and another woman were charged Sunday with carrying out a murder plot against a female victim in Nevada, per Las Vegas police.
Chance Comanche, 27, was arrested Friday on a first-degree kidnapping charge and booked into the Sacramento County Jail in California, according to online jail records. His girlfriend, Sakari Harnden, 19, was arrested on a kidnapping charge Wednesday and was booked into the Clark County Detention Center in Nevada.
Police identified the victim as Marayna Rodgers of Lynnwood, Washington. She vanished on Dec. 5 after hanging out with friends and meeting with Harnden, who bought Comanche with her, police said.
“Based on information obtained after the arrest of [Harnden] and Comanche, detectives were able to recover human remains in a desert area in Henderson, Nevada. The remains were later identified by the Clark County Coroner to be of Marayna Rodgers,” police said.
He played for the Sacramento Kings’ G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings. The team released Comanche after the arrest was made.
Sakari Harnden, 19, was arrested in the death of a Nevada woman. (Las Vegas police)
Harnden’s bail at a downtown Las Vegas jail was set at $500,000. A criminal complaint stated that Harnden held or detained Rodgers against her will and without her consent for the purpose of killing her and/or inflicting bodily harm.
He’s made 24 appearances for the Stockton Kings over the past two seasons, including 13 this year, averaging 14 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 blocks per game.
