Dewey extradition process begins

The Office of the Attorney General has begun the extradition process for Charles Lee Dewey III, also known as Carter Allen Widmor, with the filing of a complaint for extradition with the Superior Court.

Assistant attorney general Heather Barcinas filed the extradition complaint against Dewey last week, launching the extradition process that would return Dewey to Indiana to answer the numerous charges filed against him.

The court will have a status conference on the matter on Feb. 14 to discuss updates on Dewey’s extradition.

Dewey, who has been going by the alias Widmor since fleeing the state of Indiana to Saipan back in 2022, was arrested last Jan. 26 pursuant to a joint apprehension mission between federal and local law enforcement agencies. He was arrested at the Kagman Community Health Center where he works.

According to court documents, Dewey faces over six outstanding arrest warrants in Indiana, on multiple cases involving rape, sexual misconduct with minors, sexual battery, child solicitation, possession of child pornography, dissemination of matter harmful to a minor, and more.

The charges against Dewey date as far back as 2020.

During his bail hearing last Jan. 29, Dewey, through assistant public defender Emily Thompson, waived his right to an extradition hearing, allowing the state of Indiana to pursue extradition as soon as possible.

Barcinas informed the court that the extradition process could take up to 45 days as the extradition letter must go through the Indiana governor.

According to court documents, the Northern District of Indiana, Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force requested the U.S. Marshals Service District of the Northern Mariana Islands last Jan. 8 for help in locating and apprehending Dewey. Great Lake’s RFTF shared that their information showed that Dewey has been residing on Saipan.

On Jan. 19, U.S. Homeland Security Investigations met with the Department of Public Safety and informed them that they believed to have located Dewey, who has been using the alias Carter Allen Widmor.

HSI managed to get a copy of Dewey’s license under the alias Widmor and it matched a photo taken of Dewey in the state of Indiana.

A media search was also conducted on the alias Dewey was using and one photo of him with staff at the Eucon International School where he previously taught English classes surfaced. However, law enforcement determined on Jan. 24 that Dewey was no longer employed or associated with Eucon.

Later, law enforcement learned that Dewey frequents another school. Through their cooperation, law enforcement learned that Dewey applied for a position with the school and photos provided by the school helped identify the fugitive.

On Jan. 26, law enforcement learned that Dewey was employed at the Kagman Health Center and a briefing was held in preparation for his apprehension.

That same day, at around 2:35pm, law enforcement officers went to the Kagman Health Center and met with Dewey in his office. Dewey allegedly admitted to officers his real name and he was immediately arrested.

He was charged with one count of fugitive from justice and was booked and detained at DOC.