Suspect arraigned in murder of Rio Rancho woman


Posted at: 10/19/2009 3:01 PM
By: Eyewitness News 4; The Associated Press

The man accused of killing a vacationing New Mexico student in Hawaii was arraigned on a charge of murder Monday

Aaron Susa, 31, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Bryanna Antone.

A jogger found the woman's nude body lying on the beach in front of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel, in Waikiki, in the early morning of Oct. 2. Susa did not speak during the brief court appearance.

He remains in custody on $500,000 bail. According to a police affidavit, Susa acknowledged having sex with Antone in the ocean fronting the Royal Hawaiian.

The document said Susa told investigators he argued with Antone but left her unharmed in front of hotel.

He said he later slept on the beach in front of the nearby Hilton Hawaiian Village hotel.

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