Dawn Walker is being returned to Canada after being arrested in Oregon for allegedly using false identification to enter the United States with her seven-year-old son..Walker said she is a domestic abuse victim and allegedly faked her death..The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) charged Walker with public mischief and parental child abduction in contravention of a custody order..In the U.S., Walker faced charges of identity theft which are being waived and the SPS investigation is ongoing. .READ MORE Canadian and American charges laid in Sask missing persons case.Judge Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. district court in Oregon has ordered Walker to be released to Canadian officials on Wednesday..Walker waived a formal extradition process, which would have taken a long time to complete after both the prosecution and defence agreed to return Walker to Canada..Megha Desai, Walker’s public defender lawyer, said she waived the formal extradition process so she can face the charges against her in Canada..“She would like to promptly return to Canada to deal with the charges there,” said Desai..Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Kerin said that returning Walker to Canada was in the best interest of both countries..The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will release Walker to special agents on Wednesday.
Dawn Walker is being returned to Canada after being arrested in Oregon for allegedly using false identification to enter the United States with her seven-year-old son..Walker said she is a domestic abuse victim and allegedly faked her death..The Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) charged Walker with public mischief and parental child abduction in contravention of a custody order..In the U.S., Walker faced charges of identity theft which are being waived and the SPS investigation is ongoing. .READ MORE Canadian and American charges laid in Sask missing persons case.Judge Stacie F. Beckerman of the U.S. district court in Oregon has ordered Walker to be released to Canadian officials on Wednesday..Walker waived a formal extradition process, which would have taken a long time to complete after both the prosecution and defence agreed to return Walker to Canada..Megha Desai, Walker’s public defender lawyer, said she waived the formal extradition process so she can face the charges against her in Canada..“She would like to promptly return to Canada to deal with the charges there,” said Desai..Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Scott Kerin said that returning Walker to Canada was in the best interest of both countries..The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will release Walker to special agents on Wednesday.
