Suspect in child-killing case extradited

COEUR d'ALENE — A Spokane man accused of killing a 2-year-old girl will be sent from the Kootenai County jail to Washington.

Jason Obermiller, 32, was found by sheriff's deputies near Worley last month holed up in a summer cabin on Lake Coeur d'Alene and was arrested without incident. On Tuesday, a Kootenai County District Court judge ordered Obermiller be extradited to Washington to face one count of second-degree murder.

Obermiller is suspected of killing 2-year-old Adalynn Hoyt last month. The child’s death was caused by a blow to the abdomen, according to the Spokane County Medical Examiner.

The girl’s mother, Lovina Rainey, reportedly told investigators she was out drinking when Adalynn was injured. The mother, whom Obermiller lived with, had left the toddler and her three other children in Obermiller’s care.

Kootenai County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a call Sept. 20 from the owner of a cabin who said a neighbor had observed a suspicious person at his cabin near Worley. Deputies responded to the residence and found a white SUV parked in the driveway.

The license plate on the SUV was stolen from Spokane. At first, he gave the deputies a false name. However, after some questioning, one of the deputies recognized the man from earlier bulletins and confirmed he was Obermiller.

Obermiller, who had an active misdemeanor warrant in Kootenai County as well as being wanted for the homicide charge, was then taken into custody without incident.