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| Reagan Tokes |
A convicted sex offender released from prison
in November 2011has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of
21-year-old Reagan Tokes, a senior at Ohio State University who was set to
graduate this spring.
On Saturday, the Grove City Division of
Police said they arrested 29-year-old Brian Lee Golsby. Who is facing faces
charges of aggravated murder, aggravated
kidnapping and aggravated robbery.
Tokes, a psychology student from Florida, was
last seen leaving her job in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday night. Friends
reported her missing on Thursday, according to police.
Authorities found her naked body on Thursday
near an entrance to Scioto Grove Metro Park in Grove City, which is about 12
miles away from Ohio State University. She was pronounced dead at the scene from what
appeared to be gunshot wounds to the head.
Police said at the time that the
"investigation is being addressed as a homicide."
Police said they later found Tokes' car in
Columbus and recovered several pieces of evidence inside the vehicle that could
be tested for DNA.
Late Friday night, detectives received a call
from forensic scientists who matched items found in Tokes' car with Golsby.
Golsby is registered as a sex offender and has no connection to Tokes,
according to police.
Sgt. Chris White of Grove City Division of
Police's detective bureau said Police executed a search warrant at Golsby’s home in Columbus where they arrested him early
Saturday morning. Golsby's residence is near where Tokes' car was found,
"There’s been a few sleepless nights
here," White told reporters at a press conference Saturday.
Police believe Golsby crossed paths with
Tokes shortly after she left work Wednesday night around 9:45 p.m. local time.
It's unclear whether Golbsy approached Tokes before she reached her car.
White said. That an initial autopsy performed
on Tokes' body indicated she was shot twice and found no other evidence of
trauma to her body.
Authorities are still awaiting the results from
the official autopsy report.
Credit: Good morning America
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