Man seen with missing Pittsburgh student trying to obtain new passport, lawyers say

Joshua Riibe, the 22-year-old Minnesota assemblage pupil who was with University of Pittsburgh pupil Sudiksha Konanki the nighttime she went missing connected a outpouring interruption travel to the Dominican Republic, is trying to get a caller passport to instrumentality backmost to the United States, according to his lawyers.

Riibe’s ineligible squad confirmed to ABC News they are trying to get a caller U.S. passport for Riibe from the U.S. Embassy successful the Dominican Republic.

“The U.S. Embassy is successful connection with Mr. Riibe, his family, and his lawyer and is providing each due consular assistance,” the U.S. Embassy successful the Dominican Republic told ABC News.

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A Dominican justice ruled during a habeus corpus proceeding Tuesday that Riibe is escaped to determination without constabulary surveillance astir the Dominican Republic, due to the fact that helium is lone a witnesser of an accident, not a suspect. But the justice did not springiness Riibe his passport back, due to the fact that helium said it was not successful his jurisdiction to manus implicit the passport. The justice did not specify whose jurisdiction it is to springiness the passport back.

If the U.S. Embassy successful the Dominican Republic issues Riibe a caller passport, helium volition beryllium capable to usage it to permission the country.

Riibe said successful tribunal connected Tuesday that helium is "ready to spell location and spell backmost to my life."

Authorities person said they judge Konancki died by drowning successful Punta Cana aboriginal connected March 6, officials told ABC News.

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