VENTURA : Accused Killer Won’t Fight Extradition
A 23-year-old gang member accused of fatally shooting another gang member last week in Ventura has agreed to waive extradition proceedings in Nevada and return to California, authorities said Wednesday.
Thomas A. Corral, accused of shooting Roger Rowland a week ago, was arrested Sunday at a motel just off the Las Vegas Strip.
Ventura Police Lt. Brad Talbot said Corral would not fight extradition, a process that can take months. The murder suspect will be transported to Ventura County Jail within days, Talbot said.
Still pending is the extradition of Ruben Viveros, Corral’s 19-year-old suspected accomplice, who also was arrested last weekend in Las Vegas. Nevada charges of illegal possession of alcohol and lying to police may slow down that extradition, Talbot said.
Corral and Viveros are accused of killing Rowland at the home of Corral’s girlfriend on July 21. According to police, Corral kicked in the front door of the Kirk Avenue residence and shot Rowland once in the stomach. He died less than an hour later.
Working with Las Vegas Metro Police last weekend, Ventura investigators also broke up what they suspect was a revenge plot aimed at Corral.
Police arrested two men, including another suspected gang member, for allegedly conspiring to kill Corral. Those charges are pending in Nevada’s Clark County Justice Court.
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