Wife of captured fugitive says he should not be extradited to US
(28 Oct 2011) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of captured American fugitive George Wright and his wife, Maria do Rosario Valente, talking to the reporter 2. Mid Wright kissing his wife 3. Panning Wright walking and hugging his wife 4. Close Wright and his wife 5. Mid Wright and Maria do Rosario talking with the journalist 6. Close Wright drinking coffee 7. Various Wright and Maria do Rosario speaking 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria do Rosario Valente, Wright's wife "He did tell me about being in jail. I have to admit that at first I thought he was just pulling my leg but... about escaping, but not about the rest. I think he may have tried a couple of times throughout the years but for some reason it did not come through." 9. Tilt down Maria do Rosario during the interview 10. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria do Rosario Valente, Wright's wife "He regrets the choices he has made. If he could, he probably would have made different choices." 11. Tilt up from Maria do Rosario hands to her face 12. Close Maria do Rosario 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria do Rosario Valente, Wright's wife "I've been with him for 32 years and he's not... He has never been the person that would do that kind of thing, so if he did that before I met him and he would not think of doing that now obviously he must be a changed man, right?" 14. Mid Maria do Rosario speaking 15. SOUNDBITE (English) Maria do Rosario Valente, Wright's wife "Well, we are having tests done but he has glaucoma, he has very very high blood pressure that now with the stress has sky rocketed and he has been complaining of chest pain so we're having a bunch of tests done to see what's his current health condition." 16. Various Maria do Rosario showing some works (decorative paints) made by George Wright 17. Various Maria do Rosario looking a picture of Wright and his son 18. Various front of Wright's house STORYLINE The wife of captured American fugitive George Wright said on Friday her husband has various health problems and should not be extradited to the United States. Maria do Rosario Valente said in a video interview with AP at their home that Wright suffers from glaucoma, "very, very high" blood pressure caused by recent stress, and has complained of chest pains. "We're having a bunch of tests done to see what's his current health condition," Valente said. Wright's lawyer, Manuel Luis Ferreira, said he intends to include his client's poor health in his legal arguments against extradition to the United States. The US wants Wright returned to serve the remainder of his 15- to 30-year sentence for a 1962 murder in New Jersey. US Justice Department spokeswoman Laura Sweeney, contacted via email, declined to comment on the case, which could last months. Wright, 68, was on the run for 41 years until his arrest in Portugal a month ago. He was convicted of the murder of Walter Patterson, a service station worker in Wall Township. He broke out of the Bayside State Prison in Leesburg, New Jersey, in 1970 after serving more than seven years. Patterson's daughter, Ann Patterson, now 63, said she wants Wright extradited to serve the rest of his sentence. She said that recent weeks have caused her family sleepless nights. The FBI says Wright also was part of a Black Liberation Army group that hijacked a US plane from Detroit Metropolitan Airport to Algeria in 1972. After that, Wright went on the lam. Valente said her husband regrets his criminal past and has become a more peaceful man since his days in the Black Liberation Army. Wright cannot stray beyond the front door into the garden. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
