Man arrested in December homicide indicted on multiple violent charges

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - Phian Nitiprawoto, 31, has been indicted by a grand jury this month on multiple violent charges connected to a December murder investigation.

Nitiprawoto is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of felony murder and one count of aggravated battery.

Back in December, Nitiprawoto was taken into custody in Jacksonville, FL and charged with murder in connection to a case in Savannah.

Savannah Police identified the victim in the December homicide case as 28-year-old Rachel Tankersley.

According to SPD, Nitiprawoto and Tankersley were married.

The indictment reveals Nitiprawoto allegedly committed this crime on December 10th or 19th of 2024, and strangled her. The indictment says he placed Rachel’s neck in the crook of his arms and squeezed her neck. The felony murder charge says during this act, he caused the death of Rachel.

The document also alleges that Nitiprawoto caused blunt force trauma to Rachel by unknown means.

Police say they were called to the neighborhood for a welfare check. When no one answered, officers forced their way in to find an unidentified woman unresponsive.

For more information on this case check out our previous coverage, below.