Letecia Stauch makes first court appearance in South Carolina, won’t fight extradition
Short clip from news tonight and details from the lead prosecutor on the case:
El Paso County’s Senior Deputy District Attorney Michael Allen sat down with FOX 31 Tuesday to discuss the extradition and what’s to come after Stauch returns to Colorado.
“This will be a long drawn out process,” Allen said, adding “Typically, cases like this, we won’t see a trial scheduled for probably a year from today’s date, maybe later than that. This can get frustrating for the family.”
Allen says the next big stage will be when the District Attorney's Office formally files charges which could happen in the next five to ten days.
Stauch will be held on bond when she returns to Colorado.
After the formal charges, a date for preliminary hearing should come next.
“That [preliminary hearing date] will be a very, very big day to give people a glimpse of what the investigation uncovered,” Allen said.