2 Marines Accused of Murdering a Third Marine over Drug Money
A recent story in the LA Times details a story about two Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton who will be arraigned on Friday, July 25th on charges of murder. Authorities believe that the two men shot a fellow Marine over stolen drug money.
Lance Cpl. Christian Carney, 21 of Manorville and Pvt. Alvin Lovely, 20 of Dallas are accused of killing Pvt. Stephen Serrano, 20 of El Dorado, Calif., on May 13 because they believed he had stolen money they had made while selling cocaine and ecstasy during their time at Camp Pendleton.
A third, unnamed marine, was taken to a secluded area of San Clemente, CA by Carney and Lovely and forced to divulge the identity of the thief who had stolen the money. Fearing for his life, the unidentified Marine named Serrano. Serrano was then taken out to the same secluded location and shot 4 times, his body was found 2 days later by a biker.
As always, it is of the utmost importance to remember that all of those accused of crimes in this country are presumed innocent until proven guilty. If the facts of this case, however, turn out to be accurate, this is a truly tragic story. What makes it even more shocking and regrettable is the fact that Marines are involved.
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