LaPORTE COUNTY, IN (AP)-- A convicted killer and prison escapee captured in northern Indiana has refused to waive an extradition hearing that would have allowed authorities to return him to Michigan immediately.
The LaPorte County prosecutor says Michigan has 30 days to issue an extradition warrant for Michael David Elliot.
The 40-year-old Elliot is accused of escaping from a Michigan prison Sunday night before being arrested Monday in LaPorte County. Elliot also was arraigned on a count of auto theft and ordered held on $1 million bond.
WSBT-TV reports that as Elliot left the courtroom, he said: "I wasn't trying to hurt anybody; I just wanted a second chance." Asked how he escaped, he responded: "quick thinking."
