Police are investigating a video that appears to show Bryan Kohberger, who was convicted of killing four University of Idaho students, inside his jail cell.
The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) released a statement on Friday, Aug. 15, after the video started circulating online. Officials said they are “aware” of the clip and are “investigating the matter.”
The short video, filmed from above, seems to show Kohberger, 30, wearing a white shirt and black pants. In the video, he walks across the cell and places an item on a makeshift rack.
The IDOC said they cannot “confirm the veracity of the videos,” adding that the clips could be “fake or AI-enhanced.”
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Authorities also said that if the video is real, then the “parties responsible” broke IDOC rules and would “be held accountable.”
According to the IDOC, prison leadership sent two emails to staff on July 23 and July 25, reminding them about rules for using “technology and social media.”
“Videotaping and publicly sharing security footage is prohibited conduct, and we will be reviewing all legal options, including criminal prosecution,” the IDOC said. “The safety and security of our staff and incarcerated population remain our top priority.”
On the same day, the Ada Sheriff’s Office (ASO) in Boise posted a statement online saying they were also aware of the video.
The department confirmed that the video “was not recorded at and does not feature” the Ada County Jail, where Kohberger spent time before his sentence.
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After his sentencing, Kohberger was moved to a maximum-security prison near the city of Kuna.
A recent Daily Mail report said Kohberger told guards that other inmates were taunting him.
Chris McDonough, a retired homicide detective who now works for the Cold Case Foundation, told the outlet that “the inmates are tormenting him at night and almost all hours of the day… through the vents in his cell.”
A spokesperson for the IDOC told PEOPLE: “We are aware of Kohberger’s complaints about what he considers taunting. Incarcerated individuals commonly communicate with each other in prison.”
“Bryan Kohberger is housed alone in a cell, and IDOC security staff maintain a safe and orderly environment for all individuals in our custody,” the spokesperson added.
Kohberger was sentenced to four life sentences without parole after confessing to the murders of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.
The four students were found brutally stabbed inside a Moscow home on Nov. 13, 2022.
