He applied on a spoof website and described himself as an 'expert marksman.'
While the country was focusedfrom a different state on Thursday, prosecutors charged Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, with the use of interstate facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire.
The Justice Department said he applied on a spoof site rentahitman.com with a resume that described himself as an "expert marksman" and prior military service."The resume also indicated GARCIA was a 'Marksman Expert, awarded for not missing a single bullseye on all of the targets for shooting expert with 2 weapons.' The resume indicated GARCIA was nicknamed 'Reaper,' which was "Earned from Military experience and Marksmanship,'" court documents said.
In a follow up email to the purported owner of the hitman service, he allegedly said he wanted to support his child and that he would love the work. "Im looking for a job, that pays well, related to my military experience so I can support my kid on the way," he allegedly wrote, according to court documents. "What can I say, I enjoy doing what I do, so if I can find a job that is similar to it, put me in coach!" I believe that GARCIA was stating his skillset matched the needs of a company that hires employees to commit murder.
He also allegedly told an undercover agent that he preferred shooting people from a distance rather than in close proximity.He told agents in an interview after he was arrested, he was looking for jobs because his family couldn't afford rent.
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