Santa Clarita / Antelope Valley : Kidnap-Rape Suspect Won’t Fight Extradition : Crime: Timothy Shue, accused of abducting a real estate agent, could arrive in L.A. from Utah by Monday.

Timothy Daniel Shue, accused of kidnaping and raping a Val Verde real estate agent last week, Friday waived his right to fight extradition from Utah, where he was apprehended.

Shue, 38, could be back in Los Angeles as early as Monday, according to a prosecutor assigned to the case. If convicted, Shue could face life in prison without parole.

He is wanted in several other states on similar charges, but California will get the first chance at convicting him.

Shue, a resident of Cadillac, Mich., allegedly abducted Paula Harrington, 26, at gunpoint after posing as a prospective customer June 29. She was found tied up in a motel room July 1 in Gila Bend, Ariz., a small town about 68 miles southwest of Phoenix.

To block or at least stall the extradition, Shue could have called upon prosecutors to convince a federal judge or grand jury that probable cause exists that he committed the kidnaping, according to Reid Lambert, his court-appointed attorney.

But Shue decided a challenge would be futile, Lambert said, since such a standard is usually met easily.

“He indicated a desire to get this thing to California as soon as possible,” Lambert said. “He’d like to face up to it down there.”

Shue was arrested Tuesday in Ogden, Utah, when he allegedly displayed a handgun to a topless dancer in a club.

Federal Magistrate Ronald Boyce ordered Shue held without bail, stating he is a flight risk and danger to the community.

Although Shue could be in Los Angeles for arraignment as early as Monday, according to Assistant U. S. Atty. Debra Yang, the extradition could take several days or even a couple of weeks depending on how quickly the U.S. marshal’s office moves to transport him here.

Lambert declined to comment on the content of discussions he had with Shue, who previously served a prison sentence in Michigan for armed robbery, but Lambert described his client as a person who “you would be surprised to learn has any criminal history.”

“I would describe him as being very even,” Lambert said, describing his mood. “He’s a little melancholy, but I would say he’s generally in a reasonable mood.”

Officials suspect Shue of kidnaping, raping and robbing at least four women in Michigan and Ohio and another in Oregon. Law enforcement officials in those states said they intend to pursue charges against Shue, especially if he is acquitted or receives less than a life sentence in the Harrington case.