PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- A Marine accused of faking his own disappearance in Colorado in 2006 remains in custody in Washington state, and military authorities have declined to come and get him.

Clallam County jail Supt. Ron Sukert told the Peninsula Daily News that the Marines are deferring to Boulder, Colo., which is seeking the return of Lance Hering on a contempt charge in a burglary case.

The 23-year-old lance corporal appeared briefly in court Monday and remained in custody with bail set at $5,000. His lawyer said Hering will fight extradition, although he did say on Monday that Hering was in the process of turning himself in when he was arrested Sunday afternoon.

"When arrested, Lance was on the last leg of his long and lonely journey as a fugitive. He was just days short of his planned voluntary surrender. He knew what he had to do and was in the process of doing it," said Alex Garlin, Hering's attorney.

It was not clear why Hering would fight extradition if he had planned to fly to Colorado to surrender.

The Daily News reported Monday that Hering's father, Lloyd Hering, had flown to Port Angeles in a rented Cessna. Port Angeles police Detective Jesse Winfield said the father, a pilot, had just fueled up and the two were preparing to depart but wouldn't say where they were headed, citing an investigation. Officers saw Lance Hering say goodbye to a woman before he boarded the plane, Winfield said.

The elder Hering was arrested for investigation of aiding and abetting a criminal. He was released from jail Monday morning. All the father would tell the newspaper was, "I love my son."

Hering will also face a military court and could face more serious penalties for deserting during wartime.

Port Angeles is near the Canadian border and about 80 miles from Seattle.