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Kohberger seen in previously unreleased 2022 traffic stop in Idaho
In previously unreleased police video, convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger is seen in a traffic stop by a Latah County sheriff’s deputy in August 2022 for speeding on Idaho’s Pullman-Moscow Highway (Credit: Latah County Sheriff’s Office)
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Convicted killer Bryan Kohberger was seen in newly released video of a traffic stop in August 2022 after police saw him speeding along the Pullman-Moscow Highway, months before the Idaho student murders.
The records, released by the Latah County Prosecutor’s Office, show deputies pulling Kohberger over for speeding and not wearing his seat belt on Aug. 21, 2022 at 11:40 p.m.
He was seen in the same car prosecutors said he used to drive to an Idaho house on Nov. 13, 2022, when he killed University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. He pleaded guilty to those murders and was sentenced to life in prison earlier this month.
According to the Idaho Statesman, prosecutors wanted to show the video to jurors in order to show that he owned a white Hyundai Elantra, the car he drove to the victims’ house, according to prosecutors. The Latah County Sheriff’s Office conducted the traffic stop.
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Bryan Kohberger seen during an Aug. 21, 2022 traffic stop. (Latah County Prosecutors Office)
Latah County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Darren Duke wrote in his report that Kohberger was going seven miles over the speed limit.
“I stopped the vehicle for speeding, 42 mph in a 35 mph zone, confirmed patrolled speed at 29 mph,” wrote Duke. “Driver stated he was not aware of the speed limit. I noticed he was not wearing his seat belt and he acknowledged that he was not. I cited him for the seat belt and warned him for the speed.”
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Idaho prosecutors reportedly planned to show the traffic stop to jurors. (Latah County Prosecutors Office)
During the traffic stop, Kohberger admitted to not wearing his seat belt, telling the officer “I’m just being honest with you.”
Duke ended up only citing Kohberger for not wearing a seat belt and gave him a warning for speeding. In Idaho, the penalty for not wearing a seat belt is $10.
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Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing on Wednesday, July 23, 2025 in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)
When Kohberger was pulled over, he was a Ph.D. criminology student at Washington State University, which is around seven miles from the University of Idaho.
Adam Sabes is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to [email protected] and on Twitter @asabes10.