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Suspect in Ohio college student’s killing will stay in jail

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This undated booking photo provided by the Fulton County Sheriff\'s Department shows James Worley. Worley, who spent three years in prison after the 1990 abduction of a female cyclist, was arrested Friday, July 22, 2016, three days after a college student disappeared. He was charged Tuesday, July 26 with aggravated murder and was due in court Wednesday. (Fulton County Sheriff\'s Department via The Blade via AP)

TOLEDO, Ohio – A man accused of killing an Ohio college student who disappeared while riding her bicycle has been ordered to remain jailed.

The attorney representing 57-year-old James Worley waived a preliminary hearing Wednesday on charges of aggravated murder and abduction.

A sheriff confirmed Tuesday that remains found July 22 in a cornfield are those of 20-year-old University of Toledo student Sierah Joughin (JOH’-gihn).

She was last seen riding her bike a week ago along a country road near her home about 20 miles outside Toledo.

Worley has rejected interview requests since his arrest. His attorney declined to comment.

Worley has been charged with abduction before, and investigators are looking into the possibility of additional victims. Worley was convicted of abducting a woman in 1990 near Toledo and spent three years in prison.

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