Lee Faces Extradition Hearing
The alleged perpetrator in a shooting spree Jan. 10 in Moscow will be in court Friday to learn if he'll be returned to Idaho to face multiple murder charges. John Lee, 29, of Moscow, is scheduled to appear at 10:30 a.m. Friday in Whitman County Superior Court before Judge David Frazier for a review hearing on his extradition to Latah County. He is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder. A warrant for Lee's return to Idaho signed by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee was filed Tuesday. The charges levied against Lee stem from a series of shootings in Moscow that left three people dead and a fourth critically injured. Lee is accused of killing Moscow residents David M. Trail, 76, Belinda G. Niebuhr, 47, and his adoptive mother, Terri L. Grzebielski, 61, and injuring Seattle resident Michael M.M. Chin, 39, before fleeing to Whitman County/Elizabeth Rudd, Lewiston Tribune. More here. (Mug photo of Lee via Lewiston Tribune)