Associated Press - November 15, 2009 3:35 PM ET

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - A man accused of hiring his handyman to kill a Fargo dentist is scheduled to be in an Oklahoma City courtroom Nov. 25 for a hearing to determine whether he should be sent to North Dakota to face charges.

Gov. John Hoeven signed papers last week supporting the extradition of 63-year-old Gene Carl Kirkpatrick of Jones, Okla. Kirkpatrick is accused of hiring Michael Allen Nakvinda to kill Philip Gattuso, who was Kirkpatrick's son-in-law.

Kirkpatrick faces up to life in prison for conspiracy to commit murder. He also is charged with conspiracy to commit burglary.

Prosecutors allege Kirkpatrick paid Nakvinda $3,000 to kill Gattuso, who was found beaten to death with a hammer Oct. 26.

Nakvinda was arrested at his home in Oklahoma City on Oct. 31. He is being held in Fargo on a murder charge.

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