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COLUMBUS, Ind. — The roommate of a 26-year-old native of Nigeria living in a westside Columbus apartment complex has been charged with felony murder.
Ryan A. Klug, 36, of 3461 Limestone Lane, Apt. 2134, is the prime suspect in the death of his roommate, Adaobi M. Obih, who suffered multiple knife wounds, according to a probable-cause affidavit.
Obih's boyfriend, Jude Osara, last communicated with her on Sunday afternoon, and then was unable to get text-message replies after that time, the affidavit said.
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The woman's throat was cut, the charging document said, and blood-saturated clothes the same size as Klug wears were found in their two-bedroom apartment.
A warrant for Klug's arrest was signed earlier today, and Columbus police have reason to believe he may be in Ohio
A maintenance worked went to check on the woman and said, “It’s not
good, there is blood everywhere” after going to Obih’s apartment.
A neighbor said he noticed that the door to Obih’s garage spot was
open and had been open for at least 24 hours. Klug, who police described
as Obih’s roommate, parked his vehicle there.
The maintenance worker told police there were no signs of forced
entry at the apartment and that only two people would’ve had keys: Obih
and Klug. The maintenance worker told police he found Obih with a “large
amount of blood around her head” and said it appeared clear that she
was dead.
Police talked to Obih’s boyfriend, who revealed that he’d texted and
called her multiple times but never heard back. The last message he
received from her was at 12:17 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17. When she failed
to respond, he went to her apartment, saw her car in the parking lot and
knocked on the door. Obih didn’t answer.
A neighbor who lives in the apartment below Obih’s said it sounded
like someone was moving furniture during Sunday afternoon. “It went on
for more than three minutes,” the neighbor said, adding that it happened
shortly before tornado warnings went off for Sunday’s storms.
Police said Klug had texted a pastor asking him to call. When the
pastor did so, Klug answered and said he couldn’t talk at the time.
Further investigation found that Obih had been stabbed multiple times
and her throat cut. A blood trail went from the woman’s bedroom to
Klug’s, and police said it appeared “the assailant attempted to clean up
in the bathroom area belonging to Mr. Klug.” They also found a bloody
towel in Klug’s sink. Police located a plastic bag containing a bloody
sock and other clothes stained with blood, including blue jeans, boxers
and a shirt. Police said the “amount of blood on these items was
significant.”
Police found a trail of small blood drops leading from the apartment
to the garage where Klug parked his vehicle. His 2008 silver Subaru
Legacy was not parked in the garage.
Klug works for the Indiana Department of Transportation, and police
contacted his supervisor, who told them Klug’s behavior had been “off”
lately. He sent a text message Sunday saying, “sick tomorrow, then
vacation next two weeks.” His supervisor said the message was out of
character and also violated the department’s vacation time policy. Klug
did not return texts or phone calls, his supervisor said. He didn’t show
up at work Monday or Tuesday.
Klug’s stepmother and father said they hadn’t heard from him for several days.
His brother told police he’d spoken with Klug about two weeks ago.
Klug wanted to get back with a girl he’d dated. The relationship ended
about a year ago. His brother told Klug to call her; he said Klug
discovered she was dating someone else and told him, “I’m losing
control.”
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