Julio Salcedo Contrer, 34, was arrested a fugitive warrant on Tuesday in Cliffside Park.
HACKENSACK -- The man arrested in North Jersey following an explosion in The Bronx that killed an FDNY battalion chief has waived extradition to New York, according to NorthJersey.com.
Julio Salcedo Contrer (BCSO) Julio Salcedo Contrer, 34, was arrested on a fugitive warrant Tuesday at a home in Cliffside Park. He was wanted for questioning in the blast that killed NYC Battalion Fire Chief Michael Fahy.
Authorities have said the The Bronx house was being used to grow marijuana when it apparently blew up, killing Fahy and injuring other firefighters. The fire department had been called there on a report of a gas odor.
According to NorthJersey.com, Contrer nodded slightly as his public defender attorney spoke with him before the hearing.
When the judge asked Contrer whether he wanted an extradition hearing or to return voluntarily to face charges in New York, the suspect uttered: "Voluntarily."
The extradition process could take up to 10 days, the report said.
Another man, Garivaldi Castillo of Manhattan, has been arrested on criminal possession of marijuana charges in connection with the case.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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