Army Deserter Lonnie Swartz Charged with Second Degree Murder in Death of 16 Year Old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez (2012)

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Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez

“The records say Swartz enlisted in the military in 1995 at age 19 and went AWOL two months later. He was arrested in Las Vegas in October 1997 and discharged in lieu of trial by court-martial four months later.” -Business Insider

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