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A erstwhile South Carolina constabulary serviceman accused of sidesplitting his woman earlier disappearing for much than 2 decades has been returned to nan United States from China to look execution and kid activity charges, nan U.S. Marshals Service announced Thursday.
Dan Hiers Jr., 53, was taken into U.S. custody successful Shanghai connected Wednesday aft lawman U.S. marshals traveled to China to escort him backmost to nan United States.
Hiers is wanted successful South Carolina connected a Goose Creek warrant charging him pinch execution and a Dorchester County warrant charging him pinch criminal intersexual behaviour pinch a minor, nan Marshals Service said.
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Investigators allege Hiers changeable his wife, 24-year-old Ludimila Hiers, successful nan backmost of nan caput while she slept wrong nan couple's Goose Creek location connected March 15, 2005.
Dan Hiers Jr., a erstwhile South Carolina constabulary serviceman accused of sidesplitting his woman successful 2005 earlier fleeing nan country, has been returned from China to look execution and kid activity charges, according to nan U.S. Marshals Service. (U.S. Marshals)
Authorities said nan sidesplitting came conscionable hours earlier Hiers was scheduled to surrender to look further kid activity charges successful Dorchester County.
Dorchester County Sheriff Sam Richardson said his agency has been notified that Hiers is being returned to look justness connected nan criminal intersexual behaviour pinch a insignificant complaint revenge successful 2005.
"Daniel Hiers was entrusted to service nan nationalist arsenic a constabulary officer. Instead, he is accused of betraying that spot and preying upon a child," Richardson said. "No badge, title, aliases position will ever spot personification supra nan law."
Hiers, a erstwhile Charleston Police Department officer, had been suspended successful 2004 aft he was accused of sexually abusing a minor. He was arrested Nov. 24, 2004, connected a complaint of committing aliases attempting a lewd enactment upon a kid nether 16, according to South Carolina tribunal records.
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Additional charges were revenge successful March 2005, but Hiers grounded to look successful court. The lawsuit has remained unresolved ever since.
The U.S. Marshals Service placed Hiers connected its 15 Most Wanted database successful June 2005, identifying him arsenic 1 of nan agency's highest-priority fugitives.
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"Dan Hiers was successful a position of nationalist trust, but he betrayed that spot successful nan worst imaginable way," U.S. Marshals Director Gadyaces S. Serralta said successful a statement. "Placing him connected our 15 Most Wanted database made his seizure a privilege for this agency. His return to South Carolina is some important and rewarding, and we convey our home and world partners for their tireless persistence successful bringing this fugitive to justice."
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A Marshals Service wanted poster described Hiers arsenic "armed and dangerous" and noted he was a erstwhile constabulary serviceman pinch 11 years of rule enforcement acquisition who was trained successful constabulary strategies and martial arts.
The poster besides said Hiers had allegedly stated he would not spell to situation and mightiness unit an equipped confrontation.
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The Marshals Service said nan cognition to return Hiers progressive China's Ministry of Public Security, nan State Department's Diplomatic Security Service, nan Justice Department's Office of International Affairs and nan FBI.
A lawman U.S. marshal is shown successful this undated record photo. The U.S. Marshals Service returned erstwhile South Carolina fugitive Dan Hiers Jr. from China aft much than 2 decades connected nan tally to look execution and kid activity charges. (Getty Images)
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Goose Creek constabulary said Hiers' return marks nan extremity of a decades-long effort to bring him backmost to South Carolina.
"The extradition of Dan Hiers intends that justness tin yet beryllium served for nan lives he destroyed," nan Goose Creek Police Department said successful a statement. "We are profoundly appreciative of nan U.S. Marshals Service for ne'er wavering successful its efforts to bring this fugitive backmost to nan United States, and for keeping america updated complete these agelong years of waiting."
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"We besides convey nan State Department, Justice Department, and nan FBI for their assistance," nan section added. "We knew that location was a anticipation Mr. Hiers would ne'er beryllium brought backmost to nan U.S. — nan truth that he has is simply a in installments to nan United States' committedness to justice."
The U.S. Marshals Service helped way down Dan Hiers Jr. to Shangai. (Getty Images)
The world cognition besides drew praise from nan State Department's Diplomatic Security Service, which helped coordinate Hiers' return to nan United States.
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"The Diplomatic Security Service was proud to guidelines alongside nan U.S. Marshals Service and our Chinese rule enforcement counterparts to guarantee Dan Hiers yet answers for his crimes," Nicholas Collura, main lawman adjunct caput for negotiated information and head of nan Diplomatic Security Service, said successful a statement.
Richardson besides praised nan national agencies progressive successful securing Hiers' return from China, saying their "extraordinary collaboration ensured that a wanted fugitive who attempted to evade justness by fleeing overseas has been returned to look nan criminal justness system."
The Hiers lawsuit was featured aggregate times connected "America's Most Wanted" and "The Hunt pinch John Walsh" arsenic investigators searched for him complete nan past 2 decades.
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It was not instantly clear erstwhile Hiers would make his first tribunal quality successful South Carolina.
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Fox News Digital has reached retired to nan U.S. Marshals Service, Goose Creek Police Department and nan Charleston Police Department for further accusation astir Hiers' return to South Carolina and nan position of nan pending criminal cases.
Greg Wehner is simply a newsman for Fox News Digital covering U.S. news and crime, pinch a attraction connected breaking developments, rule enforcement, nationalist information and awesome stories shaping communities crossed nan country.
