Joshua Riibe, the last person seen with missing University of Pittsburgh student Sudiksha Konanki, had his passport confiscated by Dominican Republic authorities as part of an ongoing investigation into her disappearance.

Even as an investigation into the case is underway, police in the Caribbean country have been interrogating one person -- Joshua Steven Riibe -- over the past several days. Here's what we know about him so far.

Joshua Riibe, the person of interest in Sudiksha Konanki's March 6 disappearance in the Dominican Republic, has spoken out for the first time, stating that he is 'just trying to help.'