Sacramento Kings Affiliate Player Kidnapped, Killed Woman With Girlfriend: Police

SACRAMENTO, CA — An NBA G League player for a Sacramento Kings affiliate team is accused of kidnapping and killing a woman with his girlfriend after the victim’s body was found in a Nevada desert, according to authorities.

Chance Comanche, 27, and Sakari Harnden, 19, face charges of kidnapping with murder charges expected to be added as of Sunday, authorities said

The victim, 23-year-old Marayna Rodgers, was reported missing Dec. 7 after she went out with friends Dec. 5 and planned to meet up with Harnden and Comanche, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

“Early in the investigation, detectives suspected foul play and obtained evidence to arrest Harnden and her boyfriend Comanche for their role in the kidnapping and disappearance of Rodgers,” police said in a news release.

Harnden was arrested Wednesday in Las Vegas and booked into Clark County jail and Comanche was arrested Friday in Sacramento, where he was pending extradition to Nevada, according to authorities. The Stockton Kings announced Friday they had released Comanche.

Information obtained after the couple’s arrest led detectives to Rodgers’ remains in a desert of the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson, Nevada, authorities said Sunday.

Comanche averaged 14 points and seven rebounds in 13 games for the Stockton Kings.

A power forward and center, he played college basketball at the University of Arizona from 2015-17 before declaring for the NBA draft. He went undrafted and signed a free-agent contract with the Portland Trail Blazers last April but played only one game.

Sacramento signed Comanche in October but waived him 10 days later, at which point he joined Stockton.

Anyone with information about the killing is asked to call police at 702-828-3521, email homicide@lvmpd.com or anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or www.crimestoppersofnv.com.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.