Daniel Theesfeld News Today

No helmet. But headphones. Not smart. Well see you at 6 00. Tonight, the surprise move here in washington on the eve of Robert Mueller. Also ahead, severe storms slam the east coast. The rare tornado on cape cod. The motel roof ripped off. Witnesses describing the harrowing scene. The man killed by a falling tree. Hundreds of thousands without power tonight from wisconsin to new york to new england. The major turn tonight. The Ole Miss College student found dead and now the 22yearold suspect und...

Magnitude of whats going on. >> both the defendant and victim were students of the school of business administration at ole miss. the defendants father, daniel theesfeld, released a statement insisting that his son is innocent, could not release any further details but urging the public in the meantime to presume him innocent until proven otherwise. again, theesfelds father is hiring this prominent defense team to represent his son in the ongoing proceedings. >> shepard: some of the biggest name...

Tonight, police have now arrested a fellow student, 22 years old, charging him with murder. abcs marcus moore is in mississippi. >> reporter: tonight, a shocking arrest in the death of 21-year-old student ally kostial. her classmate at ole miss, 22-year-old brandon theesfeld, now charged with murder. the son of a texas doctor, today shackled at his hands and feet, appearing before a judge. we tried talking to dr. daniel theesfeld after he met with his son. hes being held in the county jail. but ...

Im just going to miss how the fact that she was always there for me if i needed to talk to her. >> and marcus joins us now from the campus of ole miss in oxford. and marcus, youre now hearing the suspects family is now speaking out tonight? >> reporter: yeah, david. late tonight, theesfelds father told dallas station wfaa that his son is innocent and implored the public to withhold judgment. and we are also learned that memphis, tennessee, police, arrested the 22-year-old at a gas station on mon...