By Linda Deutsch
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Mark Karr, arrested in Thailand in connection with the decade-old slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, could soon be bound for Colorado — though his legal fate could linger if he decides to fight extradition.
Karr was expected to make his first of many expected court appearances Tuesday when he goes before a judge and either agrees to be transported to Boulder, Colo., or challenges the order.
"What we're really focusing on is getting him back to Colorado and getting through that first appearance and going from there," said Carolyn French, spokeswoman for the district attorney of Boulder County, where authorities have a sealed arrest warrant for Karr.
The 41-year-old teacher has told reporters he was with the 6-year-old beauty pageant princess when she died and that her slaying in the basement of her Boulder home on Dec. 26, 1996, was an accident. Little is publicly known, however, about what evidence Boulder officials have.
Karr spent Monday in a high-security jail cell, where officials said he met with various lawyers. They included attorneys from the public defender's office and San Jose lawyer Patience Van Zandt, who represented Karr when he was charged in 2001 with possessing child pornography in Northern California.
It was unclear who would represent Karr on Tuesday.
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