Swain’s extradition hearing postponed to next month
Swain's extradition hearing postponed to next month
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By Dotti
Farrington
The
extradition hearing for former Jamestown Town Council vice president David
Swain, 51, set for Nov. 22, has been postponed two weeks at the request of his
federal public defender.
Swain, the
owner of Ocean State Scuba in
Swain was
arrested Nov. 14 by federal marshals, on a warrant by
The office
of the federal defender said more time is needed before the extradition hearing
because of the "rarity of the extradition and voluminous nature," of the warrant
filed by BVI authorities.
The hearing
was reset for Dec. 5 at 10 a.m. before U.S. Magistrate Lincoln D. Almond in
