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Chance Comanche<\/strong> — the NBA G Leaguer arrested for his alleged role in the murder of a woman earlier this month — confessed to cops that he strangled the female before burying her body in a Nevada desert … this according to new court documents.<\/p>\n In the docs, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department investigators say through a series of interviews … they learned that Comanche and his ex-girlfriend, 19-year-old Sakari Harnden<\/strong>, played a role in the disappearance of Marayna Rodgers<\/strong> — and when they spoke to the basketball player about it all … he fessed up to killing her.<\/p>\n Officials say Comanche had arrived in Las Vegas to participate in a G League game with his team, the Stockton Kings, on Dec. 4 — but developed a plan with Harnden to kill Rodgers a short time later due to an apparent dispute the women had gotten into previously.<\/p>\n In the docs, officers claim Comanche told them he and Harnden had lured Rodgers out on Dec. 6 with the promise that they’d pay her for sexual acts.<\/p>\n Cops say Comanche told them they got Rodgers into a car — and after picking up a bottle of booze from a nearby liquor store, they made it seem like they’d have intercourse with her inside of the ride.<\/p>\n However, according to the docs, Comanche told cops he pulled out an HDMI cord and strangled Rodgers for around 10 seconds. He allegedly let go — though cops say he told them Harnden continued to choke her — until she became unresponsive.<\/p>\n Officials say Comanche told them that once they believed Rodgers was dead — they dumped her body in a ditch and then buried it with rocks.<\/p>\n Comanche was arrested in the case on Dec. 15 while he was practicing for the Kings. He was initially booked on a kidnapping charge, though officials later said he’d be formally charged with murder.<\/p>\n The 27-year-old, 6-foot-10 center — who’s played in one NBA game in his career — showed up in court in Sacramento County on Tuesday and appeared stoic — before he waived his extradition. It’s expected he’ll now be transported to Vegas in the coming days.<\/p>\n As for Harnden, she was arrested on Dec. 13 in Vegas and officials say she’s facing a murder charge as well.<\/p>\n![\"chance](\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/4by3\/2023\/12\/20\/b317d0e4c179472a8116f6153833e6cb_md.jpg\")
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