Nevadan accused of 1972 Hawaii killing fighting extradition
A former deputy Nevada attorney general accused of a 1972 killing in Honolulu told a Reno judge Wednesday he wants to fight extradition to Hawaii because he believes his constitutional rights were violated when he was arrested last week.
Tudor Chirila, 77, said he was unlawfully arrested at a Reno hospital after police forced him earlier this month to provide saliva for a DNA sample that detectives say tied him to the cold case killing of a 19-year-old woman in Hawaii.
“I think if the 9th Circuit (Court of Appeals) saw this, they’d throw it out,” Chirila told the judge from a wheelchair when he appeared at his arraignment Wednesday in Reno Justice Court.
