AND The man from Connecticut facing multiple charges in the deaths of a mother and her young son who allegedly killed them over money the woman owed him.
New details have been released about the November arrest of Lance “Macho” Morales, 23, following his initial court appearance in Hartford, Connecticut, on Monday.
Morales is accused of killing 20-year-old Jessiah Mercado and her 4-month-old son Messiah Diaz in a drive-by shooting on Nov. 19.
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Lance Morales, 23, is accused of killing Jessiah Mercado, 20, and her 4-month-old Messiah Diaz during a drive-by shooting in Hartford, Connecticut, on November 19. (Hartford Police)
According to the arrest warrant, Morales opened fire on the car the two were in because Mercado owed him $400 for the use of his Mazda SUV, the Associated Press reported.
He charged her $100 a day to rent a vehicle, and she allegedly defaulted on the payments.
Ago fatal shooting in broad daylight there was a conversation between Morales and Mercado, in which she told him that her son was in the SUV. A witness told police that Morales said he didn’t care, AP reports.
During the brazen crime, there were two other people in the car, but only one of them was injured.
Jessiah Mercado and her 4-month-old son were pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 19, after the shooting allegedly by Morales. (WTIC)
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Morales’ firearm is believed to have been fully automatic, according to the arrest warrant.
After the fatal shooting, a large four-day search for Morales took place, and it is at an end arrested in Puerto Rico November 23. He was extradited to Connecticut on Saturday.
Lance Morales was arrested in Puerto Rico on November 23 after a four-day manhunt. (U.S. Marshals Service/Hartford Connecticut Police, via AP)
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Morales is accused of two counts of murder, assault and other crimes, and faces life in prison without parole if convicted.
He was ordered held on $5 million bail during a court hearing Monday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
