Lee was charged Monday with murder and aggravated rape in the death of 26-year-old Carrie Yoder, a Louisiana State University student whose body was found outside Baton Rouge in March, authorities said. The hearing lasted only about two minutes. Lee nodded that he did.Īfter Lee waived extradition, Hicks said, 'Have a good trip.'

Hicks whether he understood his rights and the process - that could take up to 60 days - for fighting extradition. The prisoner, dressed in a blue jumpsuit and wearing handcuffs and leg shackles, was asked by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Richard E. He appeared with Moreau and other members of the Multi-Agency Homicide Task Force. 'There are a lot of pieces left in the puzzle.' 'It's been a long, tough road for all of us,' Baton Rouge Police Chief Pat Englade told reporters in Baton Rouge after Lee's Atlanta court appearance.

Lee was flying back to Louisiana on an FBI plane, and was to be booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on his arrival.ĭoug Moreau, East Baton Rouge district attorney, said a grand jury would be convened to consider the charges against Lee. The charges relate to one of the killings and are contained in a fugitive warrant, allowing authorities to hold him. Lee, 34, was arrested Tuesday night behind a tire shop in Atlanta, and booked on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated rape, said Pat Englade, the police chief of Baton Rouge. Derrick Todd Lee (FindLaw, PDF)īATON ROUGE, Louisiana (CNN) - Derrick Todd Lee, accused of five serial killings in Louisiana, arrived in Baton Rouge Wednesday in police custody, after waiving extradition in Atlanta.Ī large police motorcade met the FBI jet at Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to escort Lee, 34, to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.Įarlier Wednesday, a subdued Todd Lee waived his extradition rights at a brief hearing in Atlanta, allowing him to return immediately to Louisiana.

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