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Murder Suspect Fighting Extradition

Murder Suspect Fighting Extradition
Robert Matthew Richards. Courtesy of Lyon County Sheriff.

The man who was arrested and charged with the murder of Sara Filiatraut refused to waive extradition and remains in the Salt Lake County Jail. 

Robert Matthew Richards was arrested on July 29 in Saratoga Springs, Utah, on a warrant charging him with one count of first-degree murder. 

Filiatraut was reported missing by her family in Michigan on April 15. She was last seen on March 21 when she was released from the Lyon County Jail in Yerington. 

The Lyon County Sheriffโ€™s Office said it identified Richards as the suspect in the case early in the investigation, and after Filiatrautโ€™s body was found in a remote area in Churchill County on May 22, they learned Richards was working in Colorado.

The arrest warrant for Richards was issued in July based on evidence seized when a search warrant was served in Colorado. U.S. Marshals tracked Richards to Saratoga Springs, where he was arrested on July 29. 

Because Richards did not waive extradition, he is being held in jail in Salt Lake City until a Governorโ€™s Warrant is issued and then accepted by the Utah governor, a process that typically takes several weeks. 

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