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Dale Hill appeared in Walker River Justice Court in Yerington, Nev., Wednesday after signing a waiver for extradition on charges stemming from the death of Stephanie Condon. Hill's attorney, Wayne Pederson is at right.
The man accused of killing Riddle teen Stephanie Condon more than a decade ago signed a waiver of extradition Wednesday afternoon and will be retrieved by Oregon authorities sometime in the next two weeks.
Dale Wayne Hill, 39, went before Justice of the Peace Pro Tem Steve Kibee in Walker River Justice Court in Yerington, Nev. At the hearing — which had been rescheduled twice — Hill signed the waiver and is now waiting in Lyon County Jail to be returned to Douglas County.
Hill's attorney, Wayne Pederson, was retained to represent Hill only in the extradition hearing. Pederson said he ended his service Wednesday by asking the Nevada judge to encourage Oregon authorities to expedite Hill's retrieval.
“He's been in custody some time now and he wants to ultimately get to a trial and he wants to see the facts of what's being alleged against him,” Pederson said in a phone interview after the hearing. “He's maintained his innocence the whole time, as far as I can tell, and I think he wants to get his side of the issues out there too.”
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has 10 days from the time notified of the extradition waiver to bring Hill to Oregon. Sheriff's Office spokesman Dwes Hutson would not reveal details about when Hill will be fetched, but said the media will be notified once he is back in Douglas County.
“Essentially, we've been notified that he's been ordered to return to Oregon, and that's what we've been waiting for,” Hutson said Wednesday afternoon.
Hill's hearing had been postponed twice because Pederson needed time to listen to recordings from Hill's two previous court hearings to ensure that Hill's rights had not been violated and that he was the same person listed in the warrant, Pederson said.
Upon his return to Oregon, Hill will appear by a video for his arraignment and will likely be appointed lawyers, District Attorney Rick Wesenberg said.
“We're just eager to get him back here to Douglas County and get this case going,” Wesenberg said.
Pederson said that while Hill agreed to waive extradition, he did not agree with the wording of the Nevada governor's warrant and the Oregon governor's requisition. Both documents say that Hill fled Oregon after the crime.
“He lived in Oregon for five more years after the alleged crime,” Pederson said. “He was married, moved to Nevada, had a job and in the interim answered questions from authorities.”
Condon disappeared in October 1998 from a Tri City home where she was baby-sitting. Hill, a longtime suspect in the case, has denied involvement.
In March, Douglas County authorities announced that remains discovered near Glide weeks earlier belonged to Condon. That same day, Hill was arrested at his home in Dayton, Nev., on a local charge of failing to register as a felon.
Before being released from the Lyon County Jail in April, a Douglas County grand jury indicted Hill of aggravated murder, murder and kidnapping in the 14-year-old's death.
• You can reach reporter Marissa Harshman at 957-4202 or by e-mail at mharshman@nrtoday.com.
Dale Wayne Hill, 39, went before Justice of the Peace Pro Tem Steve Kibee in Walker River Justice Court in Yerington, Nev. At the hearing — which had been rescheduled twice — Hill signed the waiver and is now waiting in Lyon County Jail to be returned to Douglas County.
Hill's attorney, Wayne Pederson, was retained to represent Hill only in the extradition hearing. Pederson said he ended his service Wednesday by asking the Nevada judge to encourage Oregon authorities to expedite Hill's retrieval.
“He's been in custody some time now and he wants to ultimately get to a trial and he wants to see the facts of what's being alleged against him,” Pederson said in a phone interview after the hearing. “He's maintained his innocence the whole time, as far as I can tell, and I think he wants to get his side of the issues out there too.”
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office has 10 days from the time notified of the extradition waiver to bring Hill to Oregon. Sheriff's Office spokesman Dwes Hutson would not reveal details about when Hill will be fetched, but said the media will be notified once he is back in Douglas County.
“Essentially, we've been notified that he's been ordered to return to Oregon, and that's what we've been waiting for,” Hutson said Wednesday afternoon.
Hill's hearing had been postponed twice because Pederson needed time to listen to recordings from Hill's two previous court hearings to ensure that Hill's rights had not been violated and that he was the same person listed in the warrant, Pederson said.
Upon his return to Oregon, Hill will appear by a video for his arraignment and will likely be appointed lawyers, District Attorney Rick Wesenberg said.
“We're just eager to get him back here to Douglas County and get this case going,” Wesenberg said.
Pederson said that while Hill agreed to waive extradition, he did not agree with the wording of the Nevada governor's warrant and the Oregon governor's requisition. Both documents say that Hill fled Oregon after the crime.
“He lived in Oregon for five more years after the alleged crime,” Pederson said. “He was married, moved to Nevada, had a job and in the interim answered questions from authorities.”
Condon disappeared in October 1998 from a Tri City home where she was baby-sitting. Hill, a longtime suspect in the case, has denied involvement.
In March, Douglas County authorities announced that remains discovered near Glide weeks earlier belonged to Condon. That same day, Hill was arrested at his home in Dayton, Nev., on a local charge of failing to register as a felon.
Before being released from the Lyon County Jail in April, a Douglas County grand jury indicted Hill of aggravated murder, murder and kidnapping in the 14-year-old's death.
• You can reach reporter Marissa Harshman at 957-4202 or by e-mail at mharshman@nrtoday.com.
