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Alan McEwen

US fugitive Nicholas Rossi fails to attend court hearing after 'altercation' with security guard

US fugitive Nicholas Rossi didn’t attend his latest extradition hearing after becoming involved in an “altercation” with a security guard, a court heard.

Ross, 35, is fighting a bid to return him to the United States to face charges including rape, was brought to Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday morning.

But security officers refused to bring him to the courtroom following an alleged incident, so the preliminary hearing continued in his absence.

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