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January 25, 2008

Man charged in scuba death faces extradition hearing

PROVIDENCE -- A man charged with killing his wife while scuba diving in the British Virgin Islands will be back in court.

David Swain, a former Jamestown town council member, is scheduled for an extradition hearing in federal court in Providence today. That could result in Swain being sent back to the British Virgin Island to stand trial on a murder charge.

He has the option of waiving extradition, which could speed up his return to the Caribbean.

Authorities there charged him last year in the 1999 death of his wife, Shelley Tyre.

He has maintained his innocence, but a jury in 2006 found his responsible for her death and ordered him to pay damages to her parents. A lawyer for the Tyres say Swain was pursuing a relationship with another woman and killed Tyre for money.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Jack Perry  at 7:02 AM | Permalink

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