SIDNEY, Ia  –  Sheriff Kevin Aistrope reports that a man accused of pushing his co-worker off a grain bin has been returned to Fremont County.

Pedro Andrade, 37 of Muscatine, Iowa, is charged with attempted murder involving an Oct. 10 incident.

A press release says sheriff’s deputies were called on a report that a male construction worker had fallen about 60 feet, or 5.5 stories, from a catwalk above an industrial grain bin in the 300 block of Washington Street in Hamburg.

The injured man was unconscious and was transported to Grape Community Hospital. He was later taken to Nebraska Medicine with life threatening injuries. 

 On Oct. 14, the sheriff’s office received a report that the male had woken from a coma and stated he was pushed from the platform by a coworker.

The sheriff's press release says Andrade had unhooked the victim’s safety lines and pushed him from the catwalk, onto a gravel parking lot after discovering an affair between the victim and Andrade’s wife.

Andrade was contacted and agreed to meet with deputies, however, the sheriff’s office received information that Andrade and his wife fled the country prior to the interview.

 Deputies received an arrest warrant for Andrade and the information was sent to the US Marshal’s Service for assistance.

 On Feb. 14, deputies received information that Andrade, was apprehended by US Marshals and Mexican authorities in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, approximately 3 hours west of Cancun.  Andrade, who is a US citizen, was deported from Mexico and extradited to Harris County, Texas.

 On Feb. 29, Andrade was extradited from Texas and is currently housed at the Fremont County Jail.  Andrade is being held without bond, awaiting an initial appearance with the Fremont County Magistrate.