Joshua Riibe was unlawfully detained in the Dominican Republic amid the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki, a local court ruled upon his return to the U.S.

The seizing of an Iowa college student’s passport while under investigation in the Dominican Republic is a cautionary tale for Americans traveling abroad, experts said.

Joshua Riibe and Sudiksha Konanki were spotted arm-in-arm while on spring break in the Dominican Republic. Noticias Sin Konanki, 20, a pre-med student at Pitt, was on spring break with friends at ...

Following his return to the United States, a court in the Dominican Republic has ruled that Joshua Riibe was unlawfully detained in the country amid the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki.

A judge in the Dominican Republic has officially ruled ... him of their readiness to return his passport," Riibe's attorneys said. "While Joshua appreciated this decision, he chose, for privacy ...

Last month, 22-year-old Joshua Riibe's passport and cellphone ... passport from the U.S. Consulate in the Dominican Republic. On March 19, Riibe boarded a JetBlue flight from Santo Domingo to ...

Joshua Riibe and Sudiksha Konanki were spotted arm-in-arm while on spring break in the Dominican Republic. Prior to that court hearing, Konanki’s parents issued a statement asking that Riibe be ...