Posted on Apr 16, 2023
Tenn. National Guardsman Arrested After Allegedly Seeking Assassin Job on Parody Website...
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Authorities arrested a Tennessee Air National Guardsman who allegedly responded to a murder-for-hire request on a parody website called RentAHitman.com.
According to the U.S. District Attorney's Office Middle District of Tennessee, Josiah Ernesto Garcia has been charged with use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.
Attorney information for Garcia was not immediately available and it's unclear if he entered a plea to the charge.
Citing the criminal complaint, the DA's office alleges Garcia, a 21-year-old employed by the Air National Guard since July 2021, met with an undercover FBI agent Wednesday in what he believed was a deal to kill someone for money.
Authorities say Garcia needed funds to support his family, so he allegedly began searching for mercenary jobs online in February.
According to the U.S. District Attorney's Office Middle District of Tennessee, Josiah Ernesto Garcia has been charged with use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.
Attorney information for Garcia was not immediately available and it's unclear if he entered a plea to the charge.
Citing the criminal complaint, the DA's office alleges Garcia, a 21-year-old employed by the Air National Guard since July 2021, met with an undercover FBI agent Wednesday in what he believed was a deal to kill someone for money.
Authorities say Garcia needed funds to support his family, so he allegedly began searching for mercenary jobs online in February.
Tenn. National Guardsman Arrested After Allegedly Seeking Assassin Job on Parody Website...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Some of the inquiries were hair-raising.
"How much for a hit? Do you perform asset extraction? Are you hiring?" were some of the eyebrow-raising questions people were asking, he recalled.
It occurred to him he'd accidentally started a fake hitman-for-hire site — one that would end up catching real-life criminals.
Seeing that some people out there thought this was an actual murder-for-hire website, Innes decided to have some fun with it, tweaking the original content and turning it into a parody site.
As of November 2022, the site had led to at least 30 arrests, according to Innes, and some convictions.
Innes told PEOPLE that over the years, he has found himself scratching his head.
"I mean, nobody could be stupid enough to hire a hitman on the internet, right?" he told PEOPLE."
..."Some of the inquiries were hair-raising.
"How much for a hit? Do you perform asset extraction? Are you hiring?" were some of the eyebrow-raising questions people were asking, he recalled.
It occurred to him he'd accidentally started a fake hitman-for-hire site — one that would end up catching real-life criminals.
Seeing that some people out there thought this was an actual murder-for-hire website, Innes decided to have some fun with it, tweaking the original content and turning it into a parody site.
As of November 2022, the site had led to at least 30 arrests, according to Innes, and some convictions.
Innes told PEOPLE that over the years, he has found himself scratching his head.
"I mean, nobody could be stupid enough to hire a hitman on the internet, right?" he told PEOPLE."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL I Don't care How Hard Up You and Your Family are Money/Murder for Hire is Never a Good Option!
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