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Authorities: Arrest made in death of Mollie Tibbetts

Published August 21, 2018 2:27pm MST

U.S.

MONTEZUMA, Iowa (AP) -- Police say a man in the country illegally has been charged with murder in the death of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts.

A charge of 1st degree murder has been filed against 24-year-old Cristhian Bahena Rivera. If convicted, the charge carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison.

Investigators say they used surveillance video in tracking down Rivera. The video showed Tibbetts jogging in a rural area near her hometown of Brooklyn as well as Rivera's car.

Tibbetts, a 20-year-old student at the University of Iowa, was last seen July 18. Police had searched the area but noted her body was found in a field, covered with corn stalks.