Mario Antonio Palacios, a 43-year-old Colombian man who was allegedly involved in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse last year, has been arrested in the United States. According to CBS News, the Department of Justice made the announcement on Tuesday, alleging that Palacios and others entered the presidential residence in Port-au-Prince on July 7 with the "intent and purpose of killing President Moïse." The DOJ said Palacios is now charged with "conspiracy to commit murder or kidnapping outside the U.S. and providing material support resulting in death, knowing or intending that such material support would be used to prepare for or carry out the conspiracy to kill or kidnap." According to the DOJ, Palacios fled Haiti and went to Jamaica following the assassination, but he agreed to travel to the U.S. after being deported from the island. Palacios, who is now in custody, could face life in prison if he is convicted. About 20 other Colombian citizens and a group of...
