Blogging On The Lam: McAfee Is Posting Updates From Guatemalan Jail

John McAfee, with a woman described as his girlfriend, on the way into the Supreme Court in Guatemala City on Tuesday.

John McAfee, with a woman described as his girlfriend, on the way into the Supreme Court in Guatemala City on Tuesday.


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Wanted for questioning in Belize about the murder of a neighbor, anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee is sitting in a Guatemalan jail — and blogging about the experience.

“I am in jail in Guatemala,” he writes in one post. “Vastly superior to Belize jails. I asked for a computer and one magically appeared. The coffee is also excellent.

“Only time will tell what will happen. No one has a crystal ball. However, I would be truly shocked if I did not conduct the press conference tomorrow as I had originally planned.

“Stay tuned.

“I believe, by the way, that blogging from a jail cell might be a groundbreaking activity. Let’s see if it catches on.”

He’s been detained because Guatemalan authorities say he illegally entered that country. They could deport him, which is just what McAfee doesn’t want since he’s trying to avoid being arrested in connection with the death of American Gregory Faull in Belize. McAfee says he’s innocent.

Also today, McAfee writes that:

“My lawyer just brought a judge to the jail and the judge issued a stay order until a higher judge can review the case. This effectively stops Immigration from returning me to the Belize border.

“So….. the urgency is eased a bit.”

Article source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/06/166641617/blogging-on-the-lam-mcafee-is-posting-updates-from-guatemalan-jail?ft=1&f=1001

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