AIKEN - The Georgia inmate charged in the killing of Jessica Carpenter was extradited to Aiken on Wednesday, officials said.
Robert Franklin Atkins, 31, is charged with murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct, first-degree burglary, kidnapping and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime.
Jessica, 17, was found strangled to death in her Crosland Park home Aug. 4, 2000.
Mr. Atkins was brought over from the Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Ga.
Second Circuit Solicitor Barbara R. Morgan said she was happy to see the governors from both states work together.
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Robert Franklin Atkins, 31, faces several charges in the August 2000 strangulation death of Jessica Carpenter.
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A bond hearing will occur after Mr. Atkins obtains an attorney.
"My priority was getting him over here," Ms. Morgan said. "Now I'm confident the appropriate notices will be served."
Aiken County Detention Center Director John Rowley said Mr. Atkins would be placed in a section of the jail based on his charges and past behavior in prison.
Police announced a DNA match with Mr. Atkins at the end of August 2002. Mr. Atkins had his DNA placed in a database a week before.
Mr. Atkins, a drifter who lived in cities throughout the Southeast, has been in and out of the state prison system for most of his life.
He had been out of a Georgia prison for about eight months when Jessica was killed. He was working for Moore Express, a now-defunct package delivery subcontractor for Airborne Express.
Police say he delivered to the Carpenter house in the weeks before Jessica was killed.
Reach Matthew Boedy at (803) 648-1395 or matthew.boedy@augustachronicle.com.
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