Former Marine Captured In El Salvador After Allegedly Killing Girlfriend



A years-long manhunt for a former Marine accused of murdering his girlfriend in 2016 is over after he was taken into custody in El Salvador. NBC News’ Steven Romo explains how authorities are crediting the victim’s mother for assisting in the discovery. 

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48 comments

  1. Why would they try to reach his family? What relevance would there be in anything they have to say?

  2. He was hiding in another country, not outsmarting anyone, just in a different country, among strangers and in a totally different profession.

  3. This is how a drug cartel becomes a terrorist cartel kil the girlfriend of the boss good work.

  4. Average US military dog

  5. El Salvadore isnt Mexico

  6. Doesn't mean he's guilty of anything. Maybe she came at him.

  7. How did she find him?

  8. Shame he wasn’t just put down in the streets of El Salvador like the worthless trash he is. Disgrace to the uniform…he should as a point of closure, stand for a court martial as well!

  9. Yeah. We are not sending our best to Mexico.

  10. Uhm America can’t you see what you create. Everybody who goes to war comes back with some sort of violence so ya need to put these troops in Halfway houses to be correction officers to test they’re might

  11. See if police treated every case like this former police then maybe the careers would be long and healthy

  12. Bukele Making sure nobody can hide

  13. Thanks to El Salvador 🇸🇻 authorities 👍

  14. He looks like a fun guy🙄

  15. They need to allegedly give him the death penalty since he was a trained professional killer.

  16. funny, you talk to most Marines they say there's no such thing as a "former Marine."
    i guess "former Marine" sounds better in this case

  17. Job well done. May he get the justice he deserves 👍💯🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  18. Oh no, a Marine with a history of violence? Say it ain't so

  19. Good.. Lock him up and throw away the key!

  20. I believe you Mom, it's the mother in you! Kudos!

  21. He is actually the least domestically violent marine to ever exist.

  22. Hopefully the other prisoners pass him around like a pack of smokes

  23. Violence against women is an essential method of domination and suppression within our Male Supremacist culture. Otherwise a trained killer would not be out on bail or parole after two “domestic” violence assaults. What is it exactly, that differentiates “domestic” violence from other violent assaults? Only the societal status of the victim. Women traditionally have been legal chattel: legally under the management of their fathers or husbands. The slow accretion of economic and civil rights has eroded the strength of the patriarchy, just one of the social ills resulting from our cultural and linguistic heritage of Male Supremacy, but one that upholds the power and domination of both institutions and individuals. Where is the Church or Synagogue or Mosque without “Masculine leadership”? Where is the local Union, police force, school superintendent, hospital manager, that does not draw on Male domination as a management methodology. Violence against women is the warp and weft of our culture. Otherwise a trained killer who assaulted two people would be effectively prevented from assaulting and killing a third. But the threat of violence is the point. Women are too numerous, too intelligent, too capable, too threatening to Male domination, both systemically and individually, to be treated with equal rights, opportunities and protections. The intimidation of women is a feature, not a bug, of American society. But not for much longer. We’re coming for you.

  24. this dude cunsume more drugs and pulvers then hes own body , look at all this cans and bottles on endless shells behinde him

  25. All US marines are MURDERERS 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

  26. He couldn’t hide he looks like a munchkin on steroids

  27. Victims having to do the job of incompetent police. Shocker.

  28. Her mother is an investigator and didn’t know about him getting arrested atleast twice for DV? A background check on him could have saved her life. RIP

  29. Looks like all that juicin w the gym bros went to his head

  30. He looks like he is only good at taking steroids and beating women! Good glad this turd is gone for good!

  31. Him? Violent? 🤨 NEEEVVVEERRRRR! 💉🏋🏽‍♂️

    /s

  32. We need to invest more deeply in education. Millions of Americans are emotionally stunted. We all need to work together. The future is going to be filled with challenges and resources that we currently take for granted are going to dry up. As a result, more people will turn to drugs, crime and homelessness. This is more noticeable than some like this who had social and professional standing, yet, inadequate life skills and a toxic psyche. Of course, I, unfortunately, can offer no real solutions. Bummer.

  33. El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala, and any county in the western hemisphere has a extradition to the US or to Salvadorian jails. He broke the law which means he faces extradition, court marshal, and execution by firing squad. He committed murder the punishment is extradition to your home country and sent to Supermax or Terre Haute or executed by firing squad right there. Still each way he is facing a tribunal and the firing squad for killing his girlfriend under the uniform code.

  34. If he laid off the roids she'd still be alive

  35. History of violence — yeah no duh he abuses steroids. They all do. What a piece of trash.

  36. Mother love its so much power if you hurts or kills her cubs 👏🙏

  37. How are you going to bring him back? To the u.s. el Salvador has no extradition treaty???

  38. what a swine, I too was nearly killed by an ex marine, despicable being.

  39. The Republicans will find a great excuse for this Crime too!