Mom of slain Citadel cadet says son was 'such a light' as expert flags cellphones as potential motive break The mother of a Citadel cadet killed alongside his best friend remembered her son as "such a light," while a former detective said the two victims' cellphones may hold the answer to why they were slain. The DeLand Police Department in Florida said Dustin Rose, 19, and Samson Campbell, 18, were found dead at around 10:40 p.m. on July 29. Officials announced on Tuesday that an arrest warrant was obtained for a 17-year-old male, who was arrested on Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service. During a Wednesday news conference, authorities said the three people "knew each other in some capaci
ty," and said the teenager who was arrested has a "pretty good criminal history." TEEN ARRESTED ON MURDER CHARGES AFTER CITADEL CADET AND CHILDHOOD FRIEND FOUND SHOT DEAD Rose attended The Citadel Military College of South Carolina and was home on break at the time. In a message to the campus community shared with Fox News Digital, The Citadel President Gen. Frank McKenzie described Rose as a "team leader and was a valued friend and classmate." In addition, Rose was also a member of the South Carolina National Guard, a spokeswoman confirmed with Fox News Digital. Rachel Rose, Dustin's mother, said he was "such a light in our family." "When they took him they took the very best part of me. We
are devastated," she told Fox News Digital. CITADEL CADET, CHILDHOOD FRIEND GUNNED DOWN IN VACANT FLORIDA LOT AS POLICE LAUNCH MANHUNT Patrick McGeehan, a criminal defense attorney and former homicide detective, told Fox News Digital that since their phones weren't stolen, investigators could use them as they try to piece together a potential motive. "And they still have the phone, the one kid still had the phone, which leads me to believe that's not a robbery. It may be something else, because who's going to leave a thousand dollar smart phone if they're doing robbery? That's something else that jumped out at me," McGeehan said. "They will go through their phones. They will do a forensic a
