SCOTT CO., Iowa (KWQC) - The man charged in the death of Trudy Appleby is fighting to stay in Iowa.

Jamison Fisher, 50, i ndicted earlier this month in the Appleby case in Henry County, is currently being held in the Scott County Jail in an unrelated drug case.

On Tuesday, he told a magistrate he did not want to waive extradition to Illinois, according to court documents.

According to court documents, 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.

A hearing date on extradition has not yet been set as of Tuesday.

Last week, a Judge granted a motion to release Fisher in his drug case so Illinois authorities could take him to Henry County so he could

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