A Cook County Criminal Court judge ruled Monday that a Rolling Meadows man accused of a slaying in Denver in 1985 can be extradited to Colorado to face the charge.
The suspect, Rogilio Ramirez, 32, was arrested last weekend and initially waived his right to an extradition hearing, meaning Colorado authorities could come and get him.
Last Thursday, however, Ramirez’s lawyer, Juan M. Soliz, filed a motion saying Ramirez did not understand what he was doing when he waived his right to contest extradition.
Assistant State’s Atty. Joseph Nigro said Ramirez, who was born in Mexico, admitted before Judge Robert Bastone Monday that he was provided with a public defender and an interpreter at last week’s hearing when Ramirez initially agreed to be extradited. The interpreter read the extradition waiver word for word in Spanish to Ramirez, Nigro pointed out.
Bastone ruled that the waiver of extradition proceedings stands. Denver police have 30 days to take custody of Ramirez, Nigro said.
Ramirez was never arrested for the crime until last week. His fingerprints were misclassified by Denver police and Ramirez had changed his birthdate after moving to Rolling Meadows six years ago, said Rolling Meadows Deputy Police Chief Douglas Larsson.
Recently, an FBI computer made the connection, said Larsson.