경찰이 실종 USF 학생 1명의 시신 신원 확인, 두 번째 학생은 계속 실종 상태로 룸메이트 기소
Police identify the body of 1 missing USF student, second still missing as roommate is charged
Associated Press
· 🇺🇸 New York, US
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2026-04-25 07:20
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힐즈버러 카운티 보안관 채드 크로니스터는 자밀 리몬의 유해가 금요일 아침 하워드 프랭클랜드 교량에서 발견되었지만 나히다 브리스티는 계속 실종된 상태라고 말했다.
방글라데시 출신의 박사 과정 학생이 University of South Florida의 여자친구와 함께 실종된 후 시신이 탐파만 위의 교량에서 발견되었으며, 그의 룸메이트가 경찰에 체포되었다고 법 집행 당국이 금요일 발표했다.
자밀 리몬의 유해는 금요일 아침 하워드 프랭클랜드 교량에서 발견되었지만 나히다 브리스티는 계속 실종된 상태라고 힐즈버러 카운티 부보안관 조셉 마우러가 말했다.
리몬의 룸메이트 히샤모 살레 아부가르베이 26세는 그의 가족 집 근처에서 체포되었으며, 사건 유기죄, 사망 미신고죄, 증거 훼손죄, 불법 감금죄, 폭행죄 등의 혐의로 기소될 예정이다. 그는 토요일 아침 법정에 첫 출석할 예정이다.
"우리는 계속해서 나히다를 적극적으로 수색하고 있습니다"라고 마우러가 말했으며, 유용한 정보를 공유해 달라고 대중에게 호소했다. 법 집행 다이빙팀은 그 노력의 일환으로 교량 근처 만을 수색하고 있다고 보안관 사무소가 밝혔다.
경찰관들은 캠퍼스 바로 북쪽에 있는 가족 집에서 가정 폭력 신고에 대응하면서 아부가르베이를 만났고, 그의 친척들을 안전하게 옮길 수 있었다. 하지만 그 후 그는 집 안에 바리케이드를 치고 나오기를 거부했다. SWAT팀은 드론, 로봇, 위기 협상가들과 함께 대응했고, 아부가르베이는 파란 수건만 입고 손을 들고 나왔다.
"이것은 우리 공동체를 깊이 흔들고 안전한 해결을 희망했던 많은 사람들에게 영향을 미친 매우 불안정한 사건입니다"라고 보안관 채드 크로니스터가 말했다. "자밀 리몬의 유해 발견이 가슴 아프지만, 우리 형사들이 진실을 밝히기 위해 끊임없이 그리고 무자비하게 일하고 있다는 것을 대중에게 알리고 싶습니다."
리몬과 브리스티 둘 다 27세이며, 결혼을 고려 중이었다고 친척이 말했다. 그들은 4월 16일 캠퍼스에서 실종되었다. 리몬은 아부가르베이와 함께 살던 캠퍼스 외부 아파트 단지의 그의 집에서 마지막으로 보였다. 캠퍼스에 거주하던 브리스티는 1시간 후 캠퍼스 과학 건물에서 마지막으로 보였다.
가족 친구가 둘 다에게 연락할 수 없은 후 지난 금요일 당국에 연락했다고 USF 경찰이 말했다.
조사관들은 미국 태생 시민인 아부가르베이와 목요일에 대화했다고 마우러가 말했으나, 초기 면담 후 아부가르베이는 면담을 끝내기로 선택했다. 그는 금요일 아침 체포 후 아부가르베이가 다시 형사들과 대화하고 있다고 말했다.
현재 조사에서 다른 용의자는 없다고 마우러가 말했다.
부검은 리몬의 사망 방식과 원인을 결정하기 위해 유해에 대해 수행 중이며, 그 결과는 토요일 아침에 예상된다고 그는 말했다.
아부가르베이는 USF 학생이었으나 현재 등록되어 있지 않다. 대학 기록에 따르면 그는 2021년 봄부터 2023년 봄까지 학교에 다녔으며 경영학 학사를 추구했다고 대학 대변인이 말했다.
리몬은 지리, 환경 과학 및 정책을 공부하고 있었으며, 브리스티는 화학 공학을 공부하고 있다.
아부가르베이는 이전에 여러 번 체포되었다고 보안관 사무소가 말했다. 그는 2023년 9월에 폭행과 무인 주택 침입죄로 기소되었으며, 같은 해 5월에도 폭행 혐의로 기소되었다 - 둘 다 법원 기록에서 경범죄로 분류되었다. 법원 기록에 따르면 아부가르베이는 경범죄로 기소된 초범자를 위한 분류 프로그램에 참여했다. 그는 2024년에 프로그램을 완료했고 혐의가 중단되었다. 해당 사건의 그의 변호사에 대한 전화는 즉시 반환되지 않았다.
힐즈버러 카운티 법원 기록에는 또한 2023년 가족 구성원이 제출한 두 건의 가정 폭력 청원서가 나타났다. 판사는 한 건에서 금지 명령을 내렸고 다른 청원을 거부했다. 그는 또한 교통 위반 혐의를 받았다.
방글라데시 출신의 박사 과정 학생이 University of South Florida의 여자친구와 함께 실종된 후 시신이 탐파만 위의 교량에서 발견되었으며, 그의 룸메이트가 경찰에 체포되었다고 법 집행 당국이 금요일 발표했다.
자밀 리몬의 유해는 금요일 아침 하워드 프랭클랜드 교량에서 발견되었지만 나히다 브리스티는 계속 실종된 상태라고 힐즈버러 카운티 부보안관 조셉 마우러가 말했다.
리몬의 룸메이트 히샤모 살레 아부가르베이 26세는 그의 가족 집 근처에서 체포되었으며, 사건 유기죄, 사망 미신고죄, 증거 훼손죄, 불법 감금죄, 폭행죄 등의 혐의로 기소될 예정이다. 그는 토요일 아침 법정에 첫 출석할 예정이다.
"우리는 계속해서 나히다를 적극적으로 수색하고 있습니다"라고 마우러가 말했으며, 유용한 정보를 공유해 달라고 대중에게 호소했다. 법 집행 다이빙팀은 그 노력의 일환으로 교량 근처 만을 수색하고 있다고 보안관 사무소가 밝혔다.
경찰관들은 캠퍼스 바로 북쪽에 있는 가족 집에서 가정 폭력 신고에 대응하면서 아부가르베이를 만났고, 그의 친척들을 안전하게 옮길 수 있었다. 하지만 그 후 그는 집 안에 바리케이드를 치고 나오기를 거부했다. SWAT팀은 드론, 로봇, 위기 협상가들과 함께 대응했고, 아부가르베이는 파란 수건만 입고 손을 들고 나왔다.
"이것은 우리 공동체를 깊이 흔들고 안전한 해결을 희망했던 많은 사람들에게 영향을 미친 매우 불안정한 사건입니다"라고 보안관 채드 크로니스터가 말했다. "자밀 리몬의 유해 발견이 가슴 아프지만, 우리 형사들이 진실을 밝히기 위해 끊임없이 그리고 무자비하게 일하고 있다는 것을 대중에게 알리고 싶습니다."
리몬과 브리스티 둘 다 27세이며, 결혼을 고려 중이었다고 친척이 말했다. 그들은 4월 16일 캠퍼스에서 실종되었다. 리몬은 아부가르베이와 함께 살던 캠퍼스 외부 아파트 단지의 그의 집에서 마지막으로 보였다. 캠퍼스에 거주하던 브리스티는 1시간 후 캠퍼스 과학 건물에서 마지막으로 보였다.
가족 친구가 둘 다에게 연락할 수 없은 후 지난 금요일 당국에 연락했다고 USF 경찰이 말했다.
조사관들은 미국 태생 시민인 아부가르베이와 목요일에 대화했다고 마우러가 말했으나, 초기 면담 후 아부가르베이는 면담을 끝내기로 선택했다. 그는 금요일 아침 체포 후 아부가르베이가 다시 형사들과 대화하고 있다고 말했다.
현재 조사에서 다른 용의자는 없다고 마우러가 말했다.
부검은 리몬의 사망 방식과 원인을 결정하기 위해 유해에 대해 수행 중이며, 그 결과는 토요일 아침에 예상된다고 그는 말했다.
아부가르베이는 USF 학생이었으나 현재 등록되어 있지 않다. 대학 기록에 따르면 그는 2021년 봄부터 2023년 봄까지 학교에 다녔으며 경영학 학사를 추구했다고 대학 대변인이 말했다.
리몬은 지리, 환경 과학 및 정책을 공부하고 있었으며, 브리스티는 화학 공학을 공부하고 있다.
아부가르베이는 이전에 여러 번 체포되었다고 보안관 사무소가 말했다. 그는 2023년 9월에 폭행과 무인 주택 침입죄로 기소되었으며, 같은 해 5월에도 폭행 혐의로 기소되었다 - 둘 다 법원 기록에서 경범죄로 분류되었다. 법원 기록에 따르면 아부가르베이는 경범죄로 기소된 초범자를 위한 분류 프로그램에 참여했다. 그는 2024년에 프로그램을 완료했고 혐의가 중단되었다. 해당 사건의 그의 변호사에 대한 전화는 즉시 반환되지 않았다.
힐즈버러 카운티 법원 기록에는 또한 2023년 가족 구성원이 제출한 두 건의 가정 폭력 청원서가 나타났다. 판사는 한 건에서 금지 명령을 내렸고 다른 청원을 거부했다. 그는 또한 교통 위반 혐의를 받았다.
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People gather near the entrance of the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Limon and Bristy, both 27, were considering getting married, a relative said. They disappeared from campus on April 16. Limon was last seen at his home in an off-campus apartment complex where he lived with Abugharbeih. Bristy, who lived on campus, was last seen an hour later at a campus science building.
A family friend contacted authorities last Friday after being unable to contact either one, USF police said.
Investigators spoke with Abugharbeih, who is a native-born U.S. citizen, on Thursday, Maurer said, but after initially talking, Abugharbeih chose to end the interview. He said Abugharbeih was speaking with detectives again after his arrest Friday morning.
There are no other suspects in the investigation at this time, Maurer said.
An autopsy is being done on the remains to determine the manner and cause of Limon’s death, and those results are expected Saturday morning, he said.
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Abugharbeih had been a USF student but was not currently enrolled. University records showed he had attended the school from Spring 2021 through Spring 2023, and had pursued a BS in Management, a university spokesperson said.
Limon was studying geography, environmental science and policy, and Bristy is studying chemical engineering.
Abugharbeih had several previous arrests, the sheriff’s office said. He was charged with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling in September 2023, and with battery that May — both classified in court records as misdemeanors. Court records show Abugharbeih entered into a diversion program for first-time offenders charged with misdemeanors. He completed the program in 2024 and the charges were discontinued. A phone call to his lawyer in that case was not immediately returned.
Hillsborough County Court records also showed two domestic violence petitions filed by a family member in 2023. A judge granted an injunction in one case and denied the other petition. He also was accused of traffic violations.
____ This story has been updated to correct that it was Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer who spoke Friday morning, not the sheriff.
___ Lauer reported from Philadelphia and Boone reported from Boise, Idaho. Associated Press reporter Michael Schneider in Orlando, Florida, contributed.
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responds to a neighborhood close to the University of South Florida campus, Friday, April 24, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responds to a neighborhood close to the University of South Florida campus, on Friday, April 24, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
People gather near the entrance of the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said Zamil Limon’s remains were found on the Howard Frankland bridge Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing.
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responds to a neighborhood close to the University of South Florida campus, Friday, April 24, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responds to a neighborhood close to the University of South Florida campus, Friday, April 24, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responds to a neighborhood close to the University of South Florida campus, on Friday, April 24, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office responds to a neighborhood close to the University of South Florida campus, on Friday, April 24, 2026 in Tampa, Fla. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
People gather near the entrance of the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
People gather near the entrance of the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
The body of a Bangladeshi doctoral student who went missing with his girlfriend from the University of South Florida was found on a bridge over Tampa Bay, and his roommate has been taken into custody, law enforcement authorities said Friday.
Zamil Limon’s remains were found on the Howard Frankland bridge Friday morning, but Nahida Bristy is still missing, Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer said.
Limon’s roommate Hisham Saleh Abugharbeih, 26, was taken into custody at his family’s home nearby on preliminary charges that include unlawfully moving a dead body, failure to report a death, tampering with evidence, false imprisonment and battery. He was expected to make a first appearance in court Saturday morning.
“We are still actively searching for Nahida,” Maurer said, appealing to the public to share any useful information. Law enforcement dive teams were searching the bay near the bridge as part of those efforts, the sheriff’s office said.
Officers encountered Abugharbeih as they responded to a report of domestic violence at his family’s home, just north of the campus, and were able to move his relatives to safety. But then he barricaded himself inside and refused to come out. A SWAT team responded — along with a drone, a robot and crisis negotiators — before Abugarbeih came out with his hands up, apparently wearing nothing but a blue towel.
“This is a deeply disturbing case that has shaken our community and impacted many who were hoping for a safe resolution,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said. “While the discovery of Zamil Limon’s remains is heartbreaking, I want the public to know that our detectives worked and are working tirelessly and relentlessly to uncover the truth.”
People gather near the entrance of the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
People gather near the entrance of the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Limon and Bristy, both 27, were considering getting married, a relative said. They disappeared from campus on April 16. Limon was last seen at his home in an off-campus apartment complex where he lived with Abugharbeih. Bristy, who lived on campus, was last seen an hour later at a campus science building.
A family friend contacted authorities last Friday after being unable to contact either one, USF police said.
Investigators spoke with Abugharbeih, who is a native-born U.S. citizen, on Thursday, Maurer said, but after initially talking, Abugharbeih chose to end the interview. He said Abugharbeih was speaking with detectives again after his arrest Friday morning.
There are no other suspects in the investigation at this time, Maurer said.
An autopsy is being done on the remains to determine the manner and cause of Limon’s death, and those results are expected Saturday morning, he said.
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Detectives with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office join an investigation inside the Lake Forest subdivision of Tampa, Fla., on Friday, April 24, 2026, where authorities said a man was taken into custody after barricading himself inside a home, in connection to the search for two missing University of South Florida graduate students. (Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
Abugharbeih had been a USF student but was not currently enrolled. University records showed he had attended the school from Spring 2021 through Spring 2023, and had pursued a BS in Management, a university spokesperson said.
Limon was studying geography, environmental science and policy, and Bristy is studying chemical engineering.
Abugharbeih had several previous arrests, the sheriff’s office said. He was charged with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling in September 2023, and with battery that May — both classified in court records as misdemeanors. Court records show Abugharbeih entered into a diversion program for first-time offenders charged with misdemeanors. He completed the program in 2024 and the charges were discontinued. A phone call to his lawyer in that case was not immediately returned.
Hillsborough County Court records also showed two domestic violence petitions filed by a family member in 2023. A judge granted an injunction in one case and denied the other petition. He also was accused of traffic violations.
____ This story has been updated to correct that it was Hillsborough County Chief Deputy Joseph Maurer who spoke Friday morning, not the sheriff.
___ Lauer reported from Philadelphia and Boone reported from Boise, Idaho. Associated Press reporter Michael Schneider in Orlando, Florida, contributed.