( CNN ) -- Jesse Matthew , a suspect in the disappearance of University of Virginia student Hannah Graham , returned to Virginia on Friday , authorities said . Matthew had been taken into custody this week in Texas , 1,300 miles away from the town where Graham disappeared . Matthew agreed not to fight extradition from Texas , and arrived by plane in Charlottesville , Virginia , home of the university . Officials at the Albemarle Charlottesville Regional Jail said Matthew was being processed on Friday night . He has also been questioned in connection with an alleged sexual assault nearly 12 years ago , authorities said Thursday . However , no charges were filed because the woman did n't want to go forward with the case , and investigators determined there was n't enough evidence to arrest Matthew back then , said Michael Doucette , the commonwealth 's attorney for Lynchburg , Virginia . According to a statement from Lynchburg police , a woman reported she was raped on the campus of Liberty University on October 17 , 2002 . Matthew was a student there for three years and played on the football team . Matthew told authorities that the woman consented , Doucette said , adding that there were no witnesses . On Thursday , Matthew was in a Texas court twice Thursday , once to determine whether he wanted to fight extradition to Virginia and once on a charge of giving false information to a Texas peace officer . Jesse Matthew 's father spoke out on his behalf on Thursday , saying his son would not have harmed Graham . `` For a big man , he 's as gentle as they come , '' Jesse Matthew Sr. told CNN affiliate WTVR . `` The only thing I could see , him , maybe trying to give the girl a ride or help her out . '' `` To kill or hurt somebody , that 's not my son . '' Found camping on the beach . Authorities found Matthew on a Galveston County beach after deputies got a call about a suspicious person camping there . A license plate check revealed he was wanted , CNN affiliate KPRC reported . Matthew did not resist arrest , police said . Mike Rodenberg , a vacationer who was fishing near the campsite when Matthew was arrested , said the big man came up to him to ask about why he was throwing some of his catch back . `` He seemed real nice . He was real soft spoken , '' Rodenberg said . `` ( He ) said he was down here from New Jersey and was looking for a job . I told him if I caught another red fish he could have it . '' Matthew told him that his name was George , Rodenberg said . Nothing really seemed out of the ordinary until the police showed up . Lawyer : No comment at this point . Authorities had obtained an arrest warrant for Matthew on Tuesday , and police believe he was the last person with Graham . Matthew willingly went to a Virginia police station over the weekend , when there was no warrant for his arrest , Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said . He asked for a lawyer . They spoke and then left , police said . Authorities are now offering a $ 100,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of Graham , 18 , a second-year student at the University of Virginia . The Northern Virginia native is 5 feet 11 inches tall with a slender build and has light brown hair , blue eyes and freckles . She was last seen September 13 wearing a black crop top and capri pants . She had an iPhone in a pink case . Police have received 1,500 tips so far in the case and are urging anyone with information to call the police tip line at 434-295-3851 . Hannah Graham disappearance : What we know . Graham was last seen in an area of Charlottesville known as the Downtown Mall . Police have asked owners of large parcels of property in surrounding counties to search their land and report back . CNN 's Jason Hanna , Jean Casarez , Ed Payne , Ben Brumfield and journalist Betsy Kaufman contributed to this report .
NEW : ' Matthew arrives in Florida and is booked into jail . Vacationer says he spoke with Matthew before arrest ; ` ` he was real nice '' Matthew was never charged in 2002 case due to lack of evidence . University of Virginia student Brandon Graham was last seen on September 13 .