Ross transfer to Illinois may be soon

Utah authorities expect to get William J. Ross on his way to Illinois.

Ross was re-booked on the Governor's Warrant that was approved by the governors of both Illinois and Utah. The District Attorney's office in Las Vegas is arranging a hearing in District Court this week, where a judge is expected to sign orders releasing Ross for pick-up by McHenry County.

Bringing Ross to McHenry County is probably not like in the movie, Con Air. At least, let's hope not. Will McHenry County Sheriff's Department send two deputies to pick him up? Will it be a one-day roundtrip? Will they take custody of Ross at the Clark County Correctional Facility and immediately return to LAS for the flight home?

Ross has been sitting in jail there since November 7, when he was first picked up.

So far, Ross has no attorney-of-record in McHenry County Circuit Court on Case No. 12CF001037, although a Crystal Lake attorney has represented him in the past. The first step may be a bond hearing on his charge of Concealment of a Homicidal Death.

The body of Jacqueline Schaefer was found in Ross' house in McHenry (County, outside City Limits) on November 6. The cause and manner of her death has not yet been released by the Sheriff's Department or the McHenry County Coroner.