A Franklin County man who is charged with murder and eluded police for 10 days will return to Virginia early next week, said Franklin County Commonwealth's Attorney Cliff Hapgood.

Philip Kingery, 42, waived extradition in a court hearing Monday in St. Louis County, Mo., agreeing to return to Franklin County to face the murder charge. Kingery turned himself in to a police officer Saturday at a QuikTrip convenience store in Fenton, Mo., a suburb of St. Louis.

Arrangements are being made for state police to travel to St. Louis and retrieve Kingery, Hapgood said.

Kingery has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, Rose Kingery, 52, whose body was found July 17 near the couple's home on Coopers Cove Road in Hardy. Both had been reported missing July 13. Kingery also faces charges for using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

-- Janelle Rucker