The potential penalty—a maximum of life in prison—gives Mr. Schmidt an incentive to flee, he said. He said Mr. Schmidt married his wife in Florida in 2010 at a Volkswagen dealership. After Judge Turnoff sided with the prosecution, Mr. Massey asked him to expedite Mr. Schmidt’s transfer to Michigan from Florida. “We would like to get out of here as quickly as possible,” Mr. Massey said. After the hearing, Mr. Singer said Mr. Schmidt could remain detained in Miami another one to three weeks before he is sent to Michigan.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 13, 2017 00:14 UTC