Tennis referee charged in husband's death

A professional tennis referee accused of beating her 80-year-old husband to death with a coffee mug was headed toward Los Angeles Thursday to face a murder charge after her New York arrest.

Lois Goodman said nothing and looked expressionless as Los Angeles Police Department detectives escorted her from a Manhattan court, still wearing her navy-blue uniform warm-up suit for the U.S. Open. She'd been arrested while in town to work as a line judge at the tournament.

Alan Goodman died April 17 at the couple's condominium in the Woodland Hills neighborhood. His wife told police he apparently had an accident while she was officiating at a tennis match, but police said this week they considered the death suspicious from the start.

An arrest warrant was filed Aug. 14.

Lois Goodman was being flown to Los Angeles Thursday and was expected to be arraigned there Monday.

"She's anxious to defend herself" in California, said her New York lawyer, Guy Oksenhendler.

He questioned authorities' decision to have her arrested in New York, suggesting it was a tactic to get headlines on two coasts. "My concern is that their actions may prejudice her defense in California," he said.