{"id":35343,"date":"2025-03-23T05:04:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T05:04:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=35343"},"modified":"2025-03-23T05:04:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T05:04:33","slug":"joshua-riibe-detained-again-amid-search-for-sudiksha-konanki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=35343","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Riibe \u2018detained again\u2019 amid search for Sudiksha Konanki"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Iowa native was stopped by airport officials at Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International Airport while attempting to board a connecting flight home. According to local news outlet Noticias Sin, authorities flagged his paperwork because his temporary travel documents from the Dominican Republic had not been properly stamped.<\/p>\n<p>Riibe\u2019s father, Albert, appeared visibly frustrated when speaking to reporters at the airport. \u201cI\u2019m just a dad who had his son taken away\u2026 We just spent two weeks trying to stay together,\u201d he told news cameras.<\/p>\n<p>This latest delay comes just after a Dominican judge officially allowed Riibe to leave the country. After a nearly five-hour hearing on Tuesday, Judge Elvis Delgado ruled that the 22-year-old was free to return home.<\/p>\n<p>Dominican authorities had previously confiscated his passport and restricted his movement while questioning him multiple times about Konanki\u2019s disappearance.<\/p>\n<p>During the hearing, Riibe pleaded with the court, saying, \u201cI really want to be able to go home, talk to my family, give them hugs, tell them I miss them,\u201d according to Dominican news outlet\u00a0Noticias SIN. \u201cI understand I\u2019m here to help, but it\u2019s been ten days and I can\u2019t leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-166673\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/21094850\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-09.48.34.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/21094850\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-09.48.34.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/21094850\/Screenshot-2025-03-21-at-09.48.34-768x594.png 768w\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"742\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sudiksha Konanki. Credit: FOX 5.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite being named a person of interest by authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia\u2014where Konanki\u2019s family lives\u2014Riibe has not been charged with any crime, nor have Dominican officials declared him a suspect.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the group was seen leaving the beach around 5:55 a.m., but Riibe was later spotted returning to his hotel room alone\u2014without Konanki.<\/p>\n<p>In recent days, her devastated parents have requested that authorities officially declare their daughter deceased, stating that they believe she drowned in the rough ocean waves that morning. They have also made it clear that they do not suspect Riibe of wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth sides of the authorities have shown us how high the ocean waves were at the time of the incident, and both sides have clarified that the person of interest was never a suspect,\u201d said her father, Subbarayudu Konanki, in a statement to The New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep sadness and a heavy heart that we are coming to terms with the fact our daughter has drowned,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Iowa native was stopped by airport officials at Luis Mu\u00f1oz Mar\u00edn International Airport while attempting to board a connecting flight home. 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