Ames police say a search of a wooded area near Coldwater Golf Links put their officers in contact with a man who indicated Collin Daniel Richards — the suspect charged with first-degree murder in the suspicious death of Celia Barquin Arozamena — told him “something to the effect of a desire to rape and murder a woman.

On Tuesday, Ames Police Cmdr. Geoff Huff provided an update to press at the Ames City Hall in which police say Richards assaulted Barquin Arozamena, resulting in her death, on Monday morning at Coldwater Golf Links.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to family and friends of Celia Barquin Arozamena,” Huff said.

Huff said Richards was living in a wooded area near the golf course and that since then the area has been thoroughly searched.

“It’s rare, obviously still very troubling that something like this would happen in broad daylight in a city that is as safe as Ames is,” Huff said. “It’s troubling for all of us that this happened.”

At this time, Huff said there was no evidence of a previously known connection between Richards and Barquin Arozamena.

Barquin Arozamena, senior in civil engineering, was a star golfer at Iowa State. She had competed in the U.S. Women’s Open in May and won the European Ladies Amateur in July.

Huff said more arrests could be possible, but police would not confirm if or when that would be.

“The public always needs to be concerned,” Huff said.

When Richards was found with bloody clothes in his backpack and a bloody knife.

Richards had a violent criminal history, previously pleading guilty to first-degree domestic abuse assault, first-degree harassment and third-degree attempted burglary. Richards also had charges of public intoxication, operating a vehicle without permission and theft.

Richards is currently being held at Story County Jail on a $5 million cash bond.

Ames police are still asking for information about anything suspicious in the area of Coldwater Golf Links on Monday morning.