Jackson County authorities say they are in the process of arranging the return of alleged kidnapper John D. Moro to Jackson County, and they say Moro will probably return to Jackson County from Washington next week.

Moro, 34, of Centralia, is accused of abducting his daughter Demetria from Giant City School at gun point and fleeing to Washington. Moro is charged with aggravated kidnapping.

David Frost, administrator with the Jackson County Sheriffs Department, said nobody left on Tuesday to pick Moro up and he did not think anyone was going to leave today.

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States Attorney Mike Wepsiec said authorities are trying to figure out the cheapest way to retrieve Moro.

Wepsiec said he did not think the citizens of Jackson County would like it if they flew a Leer Jet out to Washington to pick him up.

Realistically, Moro will return to Illinois sometime next week, Wepsiec said.

Frost said when Moro returns, he will be incarcerated in the Jackson County Jail.

Wepsiec said when Moro arrives in Jackson County, scheduling a first court appearance will be one of the first steps taken.

At a first appearance, Wepsiec said, defendants are given a copy of the charges against them, their bond is set , a preliminary hearing is set and if they do not have an attorney, a public defender is assigned to them.

Upon his return, Moro will also attend a hearing concerning a motion Wepsiec filed last Wednesday to increase the amount of Moro’s bond.

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At a previous hearing, Moro’s bond was revoked based on information that has been gathered after the original bond was set.

Wepsiec has said Moro will not be able to post bond until he returns from Washington and the bond is reset.

At the hearing last week, Judge David W. Watt Jr. said a final ruling on the motion to increase Moro’s bond would take place soon after Moro returned to Illinois.