Ex charged in Pitt student’s death arrested in S. Carolina
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The ex-boyfriend of a University of Pittsburgh student found slain in her off-campus apartment on Sunday has been arrested in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Pittsburgh police have confirmed the arrest of 21-year-old Matthew Darby, but not provided details about how it happened about 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Darby was charged Tuesday evening with criminal homicide in the death of Alina Sheykhet, and police say they found a claw hammer and two knives in a sewer drain near her apartment that may have been used to kill her.
Darby’s attorney read a statement from the suspect’s parents earlier Tuesday begging him to surrender, but not addressing the merits of the charges.
Darby has pleaded not guilty to charges he raped another ex-girlfriend earlier this year in Indiana County, which is about 45 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.