
Key witness in American college student's disappearance has his passport seized
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Attorneys representing Joshua Riibe, the 22-year-old seen with University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki before she went missing, say their client no longer has his passport.
"It was confiscated by authorities when he tried to check out several days ago, when the investigation began," lawyers from Guzmán Ariza, a Dominican Republican law firm, said. "He hasn't had access to it since then." Authorities search for missing U.S. student Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Friday, March 14, 2025. (Fox News Digital) People enjoy time on the beach at the RIU Republica Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Friday, March 14, 2025. (Fox News Digital) Authorities search for missing U.S. student Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital) Authorities search for Sudiksha Konanki, a missing U.S. student, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital) A drone flies overhead as authorities search for missing U.S. student Sudiksha Konanki in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Thursday, March 13, 2025. (Santiago Baez for Fox News Digital) Andrea Margolis is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
Though Riibe, from Rock Rapids, Iowa, and a senior at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota, has not been accused of any crime, the 22-year-old has been intensely scrutinized since Konanki's disappearance March 6. A source close to the investigation told Fox News Digital Friday that Riibe, the only publicly known eyewitness, is considered a "key element in the investigation."