Fugitive Marine Indicted 1st Degree Murder
JACKSONVILLE, N.C.- A grand jury indicted a Marine corporal Thursday on a first-degree murder charge in the death of a pregnant colleague, but a prosecutor said he wouldn’t seek the death penalty if the man is arrested in Mexico.
Authorities believe Marine Cpl. Cesar Laurean has fled to his native Mexico, which refuses to send anyone back to the United States unless provided assurances they won’t face the death penalty.
“This agreement to not seek the death penalty applies only if he is arrested in and extradited from Mexico,” said Onslow County District Attorney Dewey Hudson.
Hudson said the grand jury also charged Laurean with robbery with a dangerous weapon and a charge involving an unauthorized financial transaction involving card theft. The indictment states Laurean forced Lauterbach to remove money from her bank account on Dec. 14, the same day authorities believe he killed her.
But because authorities have determined that Lauterbach’s child had not been born at the time of her death, Hudson said, prosecutors could only charge Laurean with one count of murder.
(AP)
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January 24th, 2008 at 9:18 amMexico has a lot of cop killers that fled there they still refuse to turn over due to the death penalty. Its a sad situation all around.
IMHO this guy murdered 2 people and should be charged with BOTH murders.
January 24th, 2008 at 9:21 amI’m more than happy that Laurean has been captured and will be returned to face murder charges in the death of Lauterbach and her unborn baby, even if he doesn’t get the death penalty. But what I don’t understand is why some kind of charges haven’t been filed against his wife. From what I understand, there was evidence of lots of blood on the walls and maybe ceiling of Laurean’s home, and that it was painted over. How could his wife NOT have seen at least some evidence of the murder, and the subsequent burning and burial of Lauterbach’s body in their backyard. She had to have known, long before she went to the police with Laurean’s “note,” that her husand had murdered Lauterbach. Doesn’t this make her at least guilty of “cover-up” or accessory? How could the police and/or the Onslow District Attorney not be pursuing charges against MRS. Laurean?
April 11th, 2008 at 9:18 am