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| Suspect in shooting of Idaho pastor is ordered held in D.C. Jail until next hearing | Suspect in shooting of Idaho pastor is ordered held in D.C. Jail until next hearing |
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| The former Marine wanted in the shooting of an Idaho pastor on Sunday will remain in D.C. Jail until April 6, when a hearing is scheduled on whether he will be extradited to Idaho to face first-degree, attempted-murder charges. | The former Marine wanted in the shooting of an Idaho pastor on Sunday will remain in D.C. Jail until April 6, when a hearing is scheduled on whether he will be extradited to Idaho to face first-degree, attempted-murder charges. |
| Kyle Odom stood before a D.C. Superior Court judge Wednesday with his wrists and ankles shackled and wearing blue shorts, a green t-shirts and green sneakers. Odom is wanted in the shooting of Idaho pastor Tim Remington. | Kyle Odom stood before a D.C. Superior Court judge Wednesday with his wrists and ankles shackled and wearing blue shorts, a green t-shirts and green sneakers. Odom is wanted in the shooting of Idaho pastor Tim Remington. |
| Odom was arrested Tuesday evening outside the White House after Secret Service agents said he was seen throwing an unknown material over the south fence line of the White House. | |
| Odom spoke only his name during the brief hearing. Ieshaah Murphy with the D.C. Public Defender Service told Magistrate Judge Renee Raymond that her client wanted to have an extradition hearing, in which prosecutors would have to prove that Odom was the person wanted by Idaho police and that the warrant supported such an arrest. | Odom spoke only his name during the brief hearing. Ieshaah Murphy with the D.C. Public Defender Service told Magistrate Judge Renee Raymond that her client wanted to have an extradition hearing, in which prosecutors would have to prove that Odom was the person wanted by Idaho police and that the warrant supported such an arrest. |
| It is rare for a person wanted for crimes outside the District to agree to wait and sit in jail for nearly a month for such a hearing. Most wanted fugitives waive the hearing and agree to wait several days for the authorities to pick them up and transport them back to where the alleged crime occurred. | It is rare for a person wanted for crimes outside the District to agree to wait and sit in jail for nearly a month for such a hearing. Most wanted fugitives waive the hearing and agree to wait several days for the authorities to pick them up and transport them back to where the alleged crime occurred. |
| Police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where the shooting took place, said Monday that Odom had a history of mental illness. Remington was shot several times in the head and back after delivering his Sunday sermon at the Altar Church. | Police in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, where the shooting took place, said Monday that Odom had a history of mental illness. Remington was shot several times in the head and back after delivering his Sunday sermon at the Altar Church. |
| The shooting gained national attention, in part because Remington had prayed with Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at a campaign rally in Coeur d’Alene on Saturday. | The shooting gained national attention, in part because Remington had prayed with Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas at a campaign rally in Coeur d’Alene on Saturday. |
| Prior to his arrest Tuesday, someone posted a message to Odom’s Facebook page claiming that Remington was shot because the pastor was “from Mars” and had “ruined” Odom’s life, according to Washington state television station KXLY. | Prior to his arrest Tuesday, someone posted a message to Odom’s Facebook page claiming that Remington was shot because the pastor was “from Mars” and had “ruined” Odom’s life, according to Washington state television station KXLY. |
| A copy of the manifesto allegedly written by Odom and posted online by an Idaho TV station had a section addressed to President Obama in which Odom asks Obama to resist Martians. Another section is titled “noteworthy Martians,” which lists 50 members of Congress — including members of both parties — and dozens of Israeli officials. | A copy of the manifesto allegedly written by Odom and posted online by an Idaho TV station had a section addressed to President Obama in which Odom asks Obama to resist Martians. Another section is titled “noteworthy Martians,” which lists 50 members of Congress — including members of both parties — and dozens of Israeli officials. |
| [A look at the alleged manifesto of Odom] | [A look at the alleged manifesto of Odom] |
| At the hearing, prosecutors urged the judge not to release Odom arguing he was a danger. | At the hearing, prosecutors urged the judge not to release Odom arguing he was a danger. |
| “He fled all the way across the country in just two days. He’s a danger and a flight risk,” argued Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Cobb. The judge agreed. | “He fled all the way across the country in just two days. He’s a danger and a flight risk,” argued Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Cobb. The judge agreed. |
| The extradition hearing could be a strategic move by the local public defender’s office. Idaho is one of the few states that does not allow an insanity defense. Waiting a month or more could give Odom’s attorneys in Idaho time to investigate and prepare for their case if the D.C. judge finds enough evidence that allow Odom to be extradited. | The extradition hearing could be a strategic move by the local public defender’s office. Idaho is one of the few states that does not allow an insanity defense. Waiting a month or more could give Odom’s attorneys in Idaho time to investigate and prepare for their case if the D.C. judge finds enough evidence that allow Odom to be extradited. |