Video Shows Bryan Kohberger Being Pulled Over Months Before Murders — and Saying He Was Being 'Honest' By Nicole Acosta

Newly released body camera video shows Bryan Kohberger being questioned by police during a traffic stop and getting a citation months before he brutally murdered four University of Idaho students.

The footage, which was obtained by the Idaho Statesman and published on Tuesday, July 29, shows Kohberger being stopped in his white Hyundai Elantra by a Latah County Sheriff’s deputy for traveling at 42 mph in a 35 mph zone in Moscow, Idaho, on Aug. 21, 2022.

After the deputy tells him he was speeding, Kohberger admits to not wearing a seatbelt when he was pulled over. “I’m just being honest with you,” Kohberger says, before the cop responds, “Yeah, I appreciate that.”

Ultimately, Kohberger receives a $10 citation for not wearing a seatbelt but is merely warned about speeding. 

This was one of two times Kohberger was stopped by police before he fatally stabbed Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Madison Mogen, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20, at an off-campus residence in Moscow, Idaho on Nov. 13, 2022. Two other roommates survived the attack.

On Oct. 14, 2022, Kohberger was stopped near the Washington State University campus after an officer claimed he ran a red light, CNN previously reported, citing court documents. He was eventually released.

According to the Statesman, the August traffic stop footage was going to be shown by prosecutors at trial before Kohberger entered into a last-minute plea deal on July 2. The deal allowed him to avoid the death penalty in exchange for pleading guilty to the murders and one count of burglary.

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Prosecutors have said that Kohberger drove to and from the murder scene in that white Hyundai Elantra. Kohberger was arrested in Pennsylvania in December 2022 after he was linked to DNA found on a KA-BAR knife sheath left at the crime scene.

On July 23, the 30-year-old former criminology student was sentenced to four life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole. Judge Steven Hippler also ordered him to pay $270,000 in fines and civil penalties.

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Kohberger showed no emotion during his sentencing hearing, in which the victims’ friends and families shared powerful victim impact statements. His motive remains a mystery.

He is currently undergoing a two-week evaluation, after which the Idaho Department of Corrections will determine what prison he is sent to for the rest of his life.