One of four suspects charged with murdering eight members of the Rhoden family in Pike County, Ohio, appeared in court Wednesday afternoon.George Washington "Billy" Wagner III, 47, appeared for a hearing in Lexington, Kentucky, where he was arrested Tuesday and charged in connection with the mass slaying.Wagner walked into Fayette County District Judge Julie Goodman's courtroom wearing shackles.Goodman began the proceeding by asking Wagner if he wished to waive extradition. Answering yes means Wagner will come back to Ohio to face justice."Yes," Wagner said, in response to Goodman's question."And what would you like to do at this time?" Goodman asked. "Uh, I guess head back to Ohio," Wagner said.That brief but significant interaction was followed by an exchange about Wagner's full legal name and his status in the Buckeye State."I will ask you at this time if you are willing to acknowledge the identity. Your identity is that you are indeed George Washington Wagner III, who is wanted in Ohio?" Goodman asked."Uh, I'm George Washington Wagner III, and I guess I am," Wagner said."We're just very pleased that we've passed this stage, and Mr. Wagner will be returned to Ohio very soon," said Ohio's Deputy Attorney General for Law Enforcement Stephen Schumaker.Schumaker is confident Wagner's return will happen much sooner than a December court date set by Goodman."Yes, I anticipate that he will be returned to Ohio before that date," Schumaker said. "We'll be calling the Pike County Sheriff (Charles) Reader and try to make arrangements as quickly as possible. It's our intent to get him back to Pike County so formal proceedings can occur there."바카라게임 investigator Todd Dykes obtained a copy of the report detailing Wagner's arrest, which happened in front of an equine hospital in Lexington.The officer who made the arrest wrote in the report that he was serving an out-of-state fugitive warrant and had no knowledge of the case against Wagner.In addition to Wagner, investigators arrested five other people Tuesday, all in Ohio.Four of those arrested are accused in the mass killing, and two are accused of covering it up. It was a family affair that spanned three generations, Ohio Attorney General and Gov.-elect Mike DeWine said.Wagner's wife, Angela Wagner, 48, and their sons, George Wagner IV, 27, and Edward "Jake" Wagner, 26, were also arrested in connection with the killings. They each face eight counts of aggravated murder, plus charges including conspiracy, tampering with evidence and aggravated burglary.Eight members of the Rhoden family -- seven adults and a teenage boy -- were shot execution-style at four homes near Piketon, about 90 miles east of Cincinnati in rural Ohio, on the night of April 21-22, 2016.Christopher Rhoden Sr., 40; Clarence "Frankie" Rhoden, 20; Dana Lynn Rhoden, 37; Gary Rhoden, 38; Hanna May Rhoden, 19; Hannah Gilley, 20; Kenneth Rhoden, 44; and Christopher Rhoden Jr., 16, were shot and killed."Thankfully, in their only show of mercy, the killers spared three children at the scenes - children then ages 3 years, 6 months and 5 days," DeWine said.Those children were found alive inside the homes when investigators found the eight bodies.So what's the connection between the two families? A motive has not yet been announced, but here's what we know so far about the Wagners:They were longtime acquaintances of the Rhodens.Edward "Jake" Wagner was the ex-boyfriend of Hannah Mae Rhoden -- one of the eight dead -- and the father of one of her children, 2-year-old Sophia. Sophia was not present at the time of the slayings.The two were embroiled in a custody dispute when the Rhodens were killed.The Wagners had been on investigators' radar since June 2017.The Wagners lived in Peebles, Ohio, at the time of the killings but moved to Alaska sometime after.An attorney for the family said a year ago that four of the Wagner family members provided laptops, phones and DNA samples to investigators and agreed to be interviewed about the slayings.Investigators searched property in southern Ohio sold by the Wagners.