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Computerworld - Anti-virus pioneer John McAfee is reportedly wanted for murder in Belize after allegedly gunning down a U.S. citizen in San Pedro Town on Sunday.
According to Gizmodo, McAfee is the prime suspect in the shooting death of Gregory Faull, an American expatriate who was identified in the report as a well-liked builder who was originally from California.
Apparently, McAfee and Faull had been at odds for several weeks prior Sunday's fatal shooting, according to Gizmodo. Just a few days before the shooting, Faull had filed a complaint accusing McAfee of firing guns and behaving in a "roguish" manner. A dispute over dogs may have led to the shooting.
Faull was found dead with a gunshot wound to his head early Sunday morning by his housekeeper who then alerted police. Gizmodo quoted Belize police's Gang Suppression Unit head Marco Vidal as saying that McAfee was the suspect in the killing. Police are now looking for McAfee.
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Details are still pretty sketchy, and this is not McAfee's first run-in with the local constabulary:
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On April 30, Belize's Gang Suppression Unitarrested McAfee for unlicensed drug manufacturing -- reportedly methamphetamine -- and possession of an unlicensed weapon. He was reportedly with his 17-year-old Belizean girlfriend. The government dropped all charges, and McAfee reportedly is suing for false arrest, claiming he was arrested because he refused to donate money to a local politician.
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McAfee?s life has turned in recent years from cybersecurity to drugs, guns, prostitution and violence, explained Jeff Wise, a freelance reporter who broke the story for Gizmodo. "He will tell you he moved to Belize for the good life, for the country, to rescue the Belizean people from poverty,? Wise told FoxNews.com. In reality, McAfee became embroiled in bath salts and the quest for the ultimate high, he said.
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Gizmodo has recently done some exposes on McAfee's Belize activities:
http://gizmodo.com/5958877/secrets-s...rt-of-darkness
Lifestyles of the crazy rich...
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