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Suspected bigamist fights extradition

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 14 (UPI) -- A 61-year-old man accused of felony bigamy in North Carolina is fighting extradition from Virginia.

Charles Edward Hicks was arrested in Charlotte, N.C., Monday after the sister of his current girlfriend saw his picture on the "Dr. Phil" program, the Charlotte Observer reports.

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The show featured two women who claimed to be Hicks' wives.

Hicks was indicted in Chesapeake, Va., last week and The Washington Post reports he has been married seven times and divorced five.

Bond hearings for the bigamy charge and a fugitive from another state charge are set for Monday and Dec. 22.

Julia Rush, a spokeswoman for the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office, said authorities may issue a governor's warrant that would force Hicks out of the state.

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