US Marine Handed Over to Philippine Military in Murder Investigation

A U.S. Marine suspected of killing of a transgender woman earlier this month has been transferred to Philippine military headquarters in Manila amid public pressure to move him off a U.S. warship. Until the transfer Wednesday, Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton was detained aboard a U.S. vessel following allegations that he murdered 26-year-old Jennifer Laude after meeting her in a bar. The Marine will be guarded by local and U.S. forces in the capital as the investigation...

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