Police arrested the neighbor of Melissa Jubane, a nurse whose remains were found Friday after she was reported missing by her co-workers in Beaverton, Oregon, earlier this week.
Bryce Johnathan Schubert, 27, was charged with Jubane’s murder, and investigators said Saturday that he was involved in her disappearance.
Jubane, 32, a nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in Portland, had not reported for her passport as of Wednesday morning, “Stirring concerns among her co-workers, friends and family,” police in Beaverton, Ore., said in a statement.
Melissa Jubane
Photo via Beaverton Police Department
“Her absence without communication was considered unusual and alarming,” police said.
Investigators searched Jubane’s apartment building, phone, bank and credit card records but were unable to find a trace of the missing woman. Investigators were led to Schubert “through an extensive investigation” and ultimately found her remains, according to police.
Exact details of her death and how investigators discovered the remains were not immediately released.
Attorney information for Scubert was not immediately available.
St. Vincent’s Hospital released a statement Saturday expressing its condolences to Jubane’s family.
“This comes as a shock to all of us and she is mourned by her co-workers. Melissa was an exceptional nurse, committed to our Providence mission and demonstrating our values of compassion, excellence and integrity on a daily basis,” the hospital said in a statement. “We support her loved ones and those who worked so closely with Melissa. We appreciate all expressions of concern from the community.”