Daphne
May 22nd, 2007, 09:38 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland agreed Tuesday to extradite Amy Baker to face charges that she helped dump the remains of a murdered child into the Ohio River.
Strickland issued a warrant for Baker to be brought before a judge for extradition proceedings and, if the judge agrees, turned over to Kentucky authorities
Baker, 25, has been held in the Clermont County Jail since last month, when she was indicted on one count of tampering with evidence related to the death of Marcus Fiesel.
"After careful review of the request and determining that it meets the legal requirements, the governor has agreed that she should be extradited," Strickland spokesman Keith Dailey said.
She had fought extradition to Kentucky, and attorney Norm Aubin had argued Baker should not be charged with a crime based on her sworn testimony in the trial of Liz Carroll, convicted in February in the death of her 3-year-old foster son.
Baker testified that she and David Carroll, who is Liz Carroll’s husband and pleaded guilty to the boy’s murder, dumped the charred remains of Marcus into the Ohio River, which runs through Kentucky jurisdiction.
David Carroll, who was also charged in Kentucky with tampering with evidence, is expected to testify against Baker, with whom he conducted an extramarital affair.
Prosecutors in Ohio offered Baker immunity in return for her testimony, and Aubin and Hamilton County assistant prosecutor Woody Breyer argued Mason County officials violated that agreement and Baker’s Fifth Amendment rights.
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher filed the extradition order Monday, after an error had prevented the papers from arriving last week in time for a court hearing.
A judge again rejected Baker’s request to reduce her $50,000 bail, and she had not been scheduled to appear again in court until July 16.
That hearing could now be moved up to speed the process of transferring her to custody in Kentucky.
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Strickland issued a warrant for Baker to be brought before a judge for extradition proceedings and, if the judge agrees, turned over to Kentucky authorities
Baker, 25, has been held in the Clermont County Jail since last month, when she was indicted on one count of tampering with evidence related to the death of Marcus Fiesel.
"After careful review of the request and determining that it meets the legal requirements, the governor has agreed that she should be extradited," Strickland spokesman Keith Dailey said.
She had fought extradition to Kentucky, and attorney Norm Aubin had argued Baker should not be charged with a crime based on her sworn testimony in the trial of Liz Carroll, convicted in February in the death of her 3-year-old foster son.
Baker testified that she and David Carroll, who is Liz Carroll’s husband and pleaded guilty to the boy’s murder, dumped the charred remains of Marcus into the Ohio River, which runs through Kentucky jurisdiction.
David Carroll, who was also charged in Kentucky with tampering with evidence, is expected to testify against Baker, with whom he conducted an extramarital affair.
Prosecutors in Ohio offered Baker immunity in return for her testimony, and Aubin and Hamilton County assistant prosecutor Woody Breyer argued Mason County officials violated that agreement and Baker’s Fifth Amendment rights.
Kentucky Gov. Ernie Fletcher filed the extradition order Monday, after an error had prevented the papers from arriving last week in time for a court hearing.
A judge again rejected Baker’s request to reduce her $50,000 bail, and she had not been scheduled to appear again in court until July 16.
That hearing could now be moved up to speed the process of transferring her to custody in Kentucky.
Source (http://www.wlwt.com/news/13368919/detail.html)