State’s attorney begins extradition process of Jamison Fisher

HENRY Co., Ill. (KWQC) - The Henry County State’s Attorney’s is seeking a governor’s warrant to bring Jamison Fisher from Iowa to Illinois to face charges in the 1996 death of Trudy Appleby.

In late August, Fisher told a magistrate he did not want to waive extradition to Illinois, according to court documents.

Court documents said the magistrate ordered that a warrant be issued committing Fisher to the custody of the Scott County Sheriff’s Office for 30 days to enable extradition through the governor’s office.

State’s Attorney Catherine Runty said she submitted original materials to Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s office on on Aug. 27. As of Thursday afternoon, she has not yet heard back on the request.

If Pritzker’s office grants the warrant, it will then be sent to Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds for review, Runty said.

Both governors must agree before Fisher is released from Iowa to Illinois.

“Its important to understand that neither governor is weighing in on guilt or not guilt; they are only determining if the individual we want is the individual that the other state currently has,” Runty said in an email.

On August 14, Fisher was indicted on murder and concealment of a homicidal death charges nearly 29 after Appleby, 11, disappeared.

Her body has never been found.

Fisher is being held in the Scott County, Iowa jail on unrelated drug charges. He filed a not guilty plea and has a pretrail hearing set for October 3.