The man accused of critically injuring a Harford County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant by hitting him with a rental truck during a chase in August has been extradited from New York and is being held at Harford County Detention Center.

Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta , 21, of Yonkers, New York, is charged with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer — all felonies.

The sheriff’s office said that after several weeks of legal proceedings, Quiroz Manzueta declined to waive his extradition and was returned to Harford County to face trial. He is being held without bond in the Harford County Detention Center, according to police.

Quiroz Manzueta’s charges date back to Aug. 26, when Harford County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Robert Burgess

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