A Nova Scotian, charged in the deaths of two gay men in Halifax, has arrived in New York State where he will appear in court in relation to the shooting death of an American man.

Glen Race, 26, arrived in Plattsburgh, N.Y., to face charges in the slaying of Darcy Manor -- a caretaker in Mooers, N.Y., located near the Canadian border.

Manor was shot to death at a remote hunting camp on May 10.

On May 15, Race was arrested near the U.S.-Mexico border and has since been held in a Texas jail.

He was accused of assaulting a border guard in Mexico, but the charge was dropped in order for Race to be extradited to New York.

He was allegedly armed with a .44-calibre weapon when he was detained by police and resisted arrest after identifying himself as a Canadian citizen, border patrol officials confirmed.

He is expected to be processed by New York State Police on the charge of second-degree murder, and then ushered to court for a brief hearing.

Capt. Robert LaFountain of the New York State Police said Race was also expected to be charged with criminal possession of stolen property.

Police said Race had Manor's credit card and some of his other belongings when he was apprehended.

Canadian authorities hope to eventually bring Race back to Halifax to face his Canadian charges, most likely after his U.S case is dealt with.

The RCMP already interviewed Race in Texas.

The Race family lawyer said it will be difficult to tell when he will be extradited to Canada.

"Nothing is going to be done in Nova Scotia until such time as all proceedings in New York have been completed. I expect it's going to be some time down the road," Joel Pink told CTV Atlantic.

Race's family says their son has suffered from paranoid schizophrenia for six years and they have done everything in their power to secure treatment for him.

The family said in a recent open letter that if the provincial government had proclaimed the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act, passed by the legislature in 2005, they would have used it to help Race get treatment.

Pink said a mental-health assessment may be performed once a public defender is appointed to represent Race in New York.

Halifax police have charged Race with first-degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Trevor Charles Brewster, and second-degree murder in the death of 44-year-old Paul Michael Knott.

Police allege Race killed the two Nova Scotia men, drove Brewster's car to Quebec, crossed the border into New York on foot and made his way to Texas.

RCMP Cpl. Joe Taplin said Thursday that investigators have yet to find Brewster's car.

Police say both victims were gay and frequented what are known as "cruising areas" used for sex.

With files from The Canadian Press