Maryanne Rodgers Missing Las Vegas found dead in Nevada desert

Maryanne Rodgers Missing: Marayna Rodgers, 23, was from Lakewood, and was last seen out with friends during a trip to Las Vegas. The remains of a missing Washington woman were found in the Nevada desert, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), and a professional basketball player is among those accused in her murder.

On Dec. 5, Rodgers had arranged to meet with her 19-year-old friend, Sakari Harnden, and Harnden’s boyfriend, 27-year-old Chance Comanche, according to Las Vegas police.

Rodgers had not been seen or heard from since and was reported missing on Dec. 7.

Detectives said they then suspected foul play and gathered evidence to arrest Harnden and Comanche “for their role in the kidnapping and disappearance of Rodgers.”

Harnden was arrested on Dec. 13 and booked into jail on kidnapping charges, according to the LVMPD news release. Comanche was arrested two days later in Sacramento, California, and is pending extradition to Nevada also for kidnapping, according to LVMPD.

Comanche is a former player for the Stockton Kings, an NBA G League affiliate team of the Sacramento Kings; he was released by the team last Friday, according to the team’s website, which was the same day as his arrest.

With information from the suspects, detectives found human remains in a desert near Henderson, Nevada, which were identified by the Clark County Coroner’s Office as Rodgers.