Sir Kyle of Kenosha is playing hardball
LAKE COUNTY, Ill (CBS 58) — The 17-year-old from Antioch, Illinois, accused of killing two protesters in Kenosha, was supposed to have an extradition hearing Friday, Aug. 28, but his attorney asked fo
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Tl;dr he is refusing to agree to extradition. For those outside the US who may be confused, under the US federal system the States are Sovereign among themselves. California cant just order an arrest in Colorado and then carry it out. What has to happen is like if France demands Belgium arrest someone and hand them over.
Of course, interstate extraditions in the US are perfunctory. The motion is done usually out of tradition and respect for the system. I cant think of a single instance in recent history in which a State has refused an extradition demand from another.
Choosing to fight an extradition is a signal flag to the prosecution that no deals will be accepted.