The story of John McAfee just keeps getting weirder. If you remember, the , wanted for questioning in Belize for the shooting death of Gregory Faull, another expat who lived near him.
McAfee claims he's innocent and the victim of a corrupt government who is trying to get him.
Yesterday, the story took a surprising turn when Vice Magazine bragged that they had scooped everyone because they were "with John McAfee right now, suckers."
Along with the short story, the magazine posted a picture taken with an iPhone, and as The Next Web explains the magazine simply .
For a guy on the run, that's not great news. The Next Web tracked the GPS coordinates to a location in Guatemala near the Belize border.
. He even apologized to Vice for interfering with "the objectivity of their reporting."
Today, another twist: McAfee :
"I am in Guatemala and will be meeting with Guatemalan officials this morning. If all goes well I will do a press conference tomorrow.
"Vice Magazine reporters are indeed with me in Guatemala. Yesterday was chaotic due to the accidental release of my exact co-ordinates by an unseasoned technician at Vice headquarters. We made it to safety in spite of this handicap."
with a short piece about McAfee's escape to a fancy resort in Guatemala City, a piece about how McAfee and his 20-year-old Belizean girlfriend met with and hired a high-priced lawyer who he hopes will get him out this mess.
Update at 2:57 p.m. ET. McAfee Seeks Asylum:
that McAfee's attorney says he will seek asylum in Guatemala.
The AFP adds:
"'I have to manage his political asylum,' Guerra told AFP after meeting McAfee early Tuesday at a hotel in Guatemala City.
"McAfee 'is persecuted in Belize, persecuted politically because he stopped financing the government. They accuse him of a common crime. So what I have to obtain is an authorization of asylum,' the lawyer said."
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