Dyer County, Tenn.–Murder suspect David Swift has been extradited back to Dyer County and is being held without bond in the Dyer County Jail. Swift was arraigned before Circuit Court Judge Mark Hayes on a charge of Premeditated First Degree Murder of his former wife over a decade ago.
Swift was arrested August 8 in Alabama after he was indicted by a Dyer County Grand Jury.
Judge Hayes appointed Public Defender Shawn Day as Swift’s attorney. Judge also ordered that Swift will remain in Jail with no bond until his next court date of October 4th.
Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box provided an update:
“Swift has been extradited back to Dyer County. Swift waived his rights to an extradition hearing and was then immediately transported back to Dyer County. Swift will appear before Circuit Court Judge Mark Hayes On 08/10/22 at 9:00 am to be arraigned on the Premeditated First Degree Murder charge. Swift remains in the Dyer County Jail with no bond. “
The indictment comes more than a decade after Karen Swift’s slain body was found on Dec.10, 2011. Swift, a mother with four children, was reported missing on Oct.30, 2011. David Swift was allegedly the last person to see her alive when she returned home from a Halloween party held at The Dyersburg Country Club at The Farms.
Swift, since remarried and is living in Alabama, was arrested by members of the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office with assistance from members of the Jefferson County Alabama Sheriff’s Office.
Dyer County Sheriff Jeff Box was pleased as well as emotional the grand jury heard enough evidence to return an indictment and charge David Swift with the murder, acknowledging his office spent nearly a decade investigating the death.
“Today is a good day for law enforcement and I’m very pleased the grand jury returned an indictment against (David) Swift,” said Sheriff Box. “We have literally spent thousands of hours on this case and a lot of that time was spent dispelling false information and rumors. Our investigators never gave up and just kept going through the evidence and I want to sincerely thank them for their diligence in this case.”