The search warrant affidavit says that New Marlborough Police Chief Graham Frank had asked the Berkshire State Police Detective Unit for assistance after he had received information from a witness
The native of Mombasa, Ghana, said he grew up enamored with America. Those were the Michael Jordan days, he said with a smile. It seemed like my friends always had the good stuff - the Air Jordans, so I associated the United States with good things.
Kariuki said his crush on America only grew stronger after a neighbor moved to the U.S. and acquired a green card, and when he learned that one of his father s friends attended the University of Illinois. The majority of people who go never come back, he said.
Ben Kariuki s life in Columbus
After Kariuki met with his father s friend and peppered him with questions about life in the U.S., the man recommended he try to attend college in America.