By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
An active player in the G League, with experience in Europe, Chance Comanche faces an open murder charge. He was released by the Stockton Kings on Friday, after being arrested in Sacramento.
Per Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department: “On December 7, 2023, at approximately 3:32 p.m., two individuals walked into an LVMPD substation to report Marayna Rodgers missing.
Through the course of the investigation, detectives learned that Rodgers was out with friends on December 5, 2023, and had a pre-arranged meeting with her friend Sakari Hamden (19) who would bring her boyfriend Chance Comanche (27).
Since then, Rodgers had not been seen or heard from. Early in the investigation, detectives suspected foul play and obtained evidence to arrest Hamden and her boyfriend Comanche for their role in the kidnapping and disappearance of Rodgers.
On December 13, 2023, Hamden was arrested in Las Vegas by the Criminal Apprehension Team (CAT) and booked into Clark County Detention Center for kidnapping.
On December 15, 2023, Commanche was arrested by the members of the California FBI Criminal Apprehension Team in Sacramento, California and is pending extradition to Nevada for kidnapping.
Based on information obtained after the arrest of Hamden and Commanche, 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.
Detectives determined that Hamden and Commanche were responsible for the murder of Rodgers. The charges for both individuals will be amended to open murder through coordination with Clark County District Attorney’s office.”
Comanche, 27, spent the 2021-22 season in Turkiye, playing for Yeni Mamak Spor in the TBL, the second-tier division of the country. Earlier in his career, he joined Partizan but did not make the team for the 2018-19 season. Further experience is highlighted by one game played in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2022-23 Regular Season.