Josiah Kilman, 18, was discovered unresponsive in his dorm room at Campbellsville University on Saturday.
A suspect has been arrested in connection to the death of a Kentucky student who was found dead in his dorm room over the weekend at Campbellsville University, according to police.
Josiah Kilman, 18, was discovered unresponsive in his Campbellsville dorm room around 1 a.m. local time Saturday morning and was transported to Taylor Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, the university said in a press release.
On Saturday evening, the Green County Sheriff’s Office and Kentucky State Police announced that 21-year-old Charles Escalera was arrested at approximately 5:15 p.m. in connection with Kilman’s death, officials said.
Authorities were dispatched after receiving a call for a “suspicious male located inside a barn” on the Green County and Taylor County line, according to a police update posted to Facebook.
Police said Escalera was taken into custody without incident.
Escalera is facing murder and burglary charges and is being held in the Taylor County Detention Center, according to online records. He does not yet have an attorney listed.
