Ryan involved in extradition effort

WARREN – U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-17th, has become involved in an attempt to return an accused murderer from Brazil to stand trial for her husband’s death.

Claudia Hoerig, 42, was indicted Tuesday by a Trumbull County grand jury on a charge of aggravated murder with a gun specification.

She is accused of shooting her husband, 44-year-old Karl D. Hoerig, at their Newton Falls home.

Claudia Hoerig, according to Dennis Watkins, Trumbull County prosecutor, has fled to her native Brazil. She has dual U.S. and Brazilian citizenship.