An alleged killer is heading to the courtroom a year after the murder of his ex-girlfriend.
Former Binghamton University student Orlando Tercero is set to stand trial in Nicaragua. This comes as the United States was denied extradition.
The U.S. and Nicaragua do not have a formal extradition agreement.
Tercero, a former Binghamton University student, is accused of killing fellow student and ex-girlfriend Haley Anderson in March of 2018. He later fled to Nicaragua. Police say Tercero strangled Anderson, who was just two months away from graduation.
At the time of the murder, Chief Joe Zikuski described the two as having an “on again, off again relationship.”
Just days after the murder, a grand jury charged Tercero with Anderson’s death. Tercero will now stand trial in Nicaragua on October 1st.
Broome County District Attorney Steve Cornwell says they are still working with different departments and lawmakers to bring Tercero back to face justice.