RJ McLeod, a Marine Sergeant who has been on the run for over six years and is one of the US Sheriff’s most wanted fugitives, was arrested this week, August 29, 2022. , in El Salvador. According to authorities, McLeod was the first fugitive to be placed on the Police Department’s “15 Most Wanted” list with a $50,000 reward when the hunt was increased last year. Krystal Mitchell, McLeod’s new girlfriend, was found dead in June 2016 while the two were visiting friends in San Diego, California. McLeod is said to have left the country as soon as she heard of her death. RJ McLeod, 36, was last seen in Sonsonate, a town of 71,000 about 20 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean, in August 2022.
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RJ McLeod, the “most wanted” suspect is charged with the murder of his girlfriend.
According to authorities, Deputy Marshals Francisco Barajas and Luis Ramirez traveled to El Salvador on Monday afternoon to assist local and national police in his arrest. According to reports, the two were driving him back to the United States. Mitchell’s mother, Wentzel, expressed her gratitude to the Marshals on Facebook on Monday, August 29, 2022. She said:
“THIS IS A GREAT DAY!!!!” “I have faith and confidence in them, and ever since I met Francisco Barajas, I knew that this day would come and he would be the one to capture it.”
Former Marshals Director Daniel Washington stated:
“McLeod is a great danger to the public and must be prosecuted.”
According to police, 30-year-old Krystal Mitchell, whom RJ McLeod had met at the time of her death, was killed in 2016. The US Marshals Service found Ms. Mitchell’s body strangled. Mitchell and Mcleod were visiting friends in San Diego when the alleged murder took place in the apartment where they were staying. They had been to the club before when McLeod had argued with another ex-Marine, causing all three to leave. Mr McLeod is also believed to have a history of violence. He fled through Mexico and Central America, eventually reaching Belize in 2018 and Guatemala in 2017.
The US Marshals Service described him as follows:
“I’m armed and deadly!” “The bodybuilder drinks a lot of alcohol and has a history of domestic violence.”
US Marshal Steve Stafford of the Southern District of California said in a statement last year:
“Time will never stop the sheriff’s investigation into McLeod.” If nothing else, it strengthens our resolve. We won’t overlook anything until he’s caught.”
RJ McLeod is believed to have been taken into custody at 16:30 on Monday, August 29, 2022.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn