A Grass Valley woman accused in the death of her ex-husband has waived extradition from the Washoe County jail, in Nevada. Nevada County District Attorney Cliff Newell says it came as a pleasant surprise, in light of lengthy efforts to extradite some previous murder suspects from that state…

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In regard to the misdemeanor charge, Newell says Desiree Hayden is accused of hitting her ex-husband, Brian Sharp, in the chin, when he held onto her car keys because he believed she was too intoxicated. Meanwhile, the cause of Sharp’s death has not been determined yet. Police have previously stated that there was no obvious indication of trauma to the body, and no gun or knife was used…

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Hayden’s next scheduled court appearance is July 20th.