Man charged in fatal shooting near New Albany extradited from Virginia
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A man charged in the fatal shooting of a woman near New Albany has been extradited back to Ohio after being arrested over 400 miles east of Columbus.
According to court records, 36-year-old Ryan Polk was arraigned on murder charges after being returned to Columbus from Springfield, Va., where he was arrested nearly one month ago.
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Polk, who fled central Ohio five days after the Feb. 23 murder of 31-year-old Morgan Bruster, was arrested on March 4, according to the U.S. Marshals Service. He was taken into custody while attempting to drive away from authorities and held in the Fairfax County Jail until his extradition.
Bruster was found with a gunshot wound on Feb. 23 and was pronounced dead at 6:58 p.m. after medics arrived. Officers were at the residence in the 7000 block of Stapleton Drive in the Central College neighborhood near New Albany, Ohio for a well-being check.
An investigation led authorities to Polk, who faced a Franklin County Municipal Court judge Tuesday morning. Polk was issued a $2 million bond along with a temporary protection order. He is next scheduled to appear in court on May 9 for a preliminary hearing.
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