I really want to be able to go home, talk to my family, give them hugs, tell them I miss them,” Riibe told Judge Elvis Delgado.

Riibe was named as a "person of interest" in the case, though he has not been formally accused of any crime or charged.

Authorities do not believe Joshua Riibe is responsible for the disappearance of Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburgh student, last seen in Pun