HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A fugitive who fled Montana 38 years ago while on parole for a murder conviction will not contest his return to the state after he was found running an Arizona wedding chapel.
Frank Dryman appeared Thursday for a hearing in an Arizona court. He waived extradition to Montana, where he was convicted in the 1951 killing of a man who offered to give him a ride during a snowstorm.
Dryman served 15 years of a life prison sentence then skipped out on parole in 1972.
The victim’s grandson, working with private investigators, tracked down the 78-year-old Dryman in an Arizona City wedding chapel. Dryman was arrested on Tuesday.
Authorities say Dryman will be shipped back to Montana’s state prison within the next two weeks.
