A 21-year-old North Dakota man has been arrested in connection with the disappearance of a 25-year-old woman who hasn’t been seen since December 31.
Joshua Alexander Hite was arrested Tuesday afternoon and was charged with murder and tampering with evidence, the Fargo Police Department said.
Isadora Wengel was reported missing on January 7 to the West Fargo Police Department, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Police initially said she was last seen on January 5 but later changed that to say she was last seen on New Year’s Eve by her father.
West Fargo Police and Fargo Police had been conducting a joint investigation since then
Police did not say if they have located Wengel’s body or how they linked Hite to her disappearance.
A news conference is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.
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[Featured image: Joshua Alexander Hite/Cass County Jail and Isadora Wengel/West Fargo Police Department]
