{"id":66950,"date":"2023-04-14T19:22:09","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/14\/help-wanted-guardsman-applies-to-be-hitman-gets-arrested-instead\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T14:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T14:54:59","slug":"help-wanted-guardsman-applies-to-be-hitman-gets-arrested-instead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2023\/04\/14\/help-wanted-guardsman-applies-to-be-hitman-gets-arrested-instead\/","title":{"rendered":"Help wanted: Guardsman applies to be hitman, gets arrested instead"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A wannabe assassin looking to use his skills to earn some extra cash is now instead targeting a way to keep out of prison over a bogus murder-for-hire job application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities recently arrested a Tennessee Air National Guard<\/a> service member after he reportedly sought work as a hitman on a fake website known to lure would-be criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FBI agents earlier this month arrested Josiah Ernesto Garcia, 21, who allegedly attempted to become a hired killer with the parody website rentahitman.com<\/a>, according to a criminal complaint filed in a Tennessee district court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities charged him Thursday for the use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder-for-hire, the court release<\/a> added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Garcia reportedly first inquired about employment with the site on February 16, indicating he possessed \u201cmilitary experience, and rifle expertise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few days later, the complaint alleges Garcia, nicknamed \u201cReaper,\u201d submitted a resume noting his employment in the state\u2019s Air National Guard from July 2021 to present. It remains unclear whether he submitted a cover letter or three professional references, as is custom with non-hitman job applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capt. Kealy Moriarty, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Military Department, confirmed to Military Times that Garcia enlisted in the Tennessee Air National Guard in July 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fictitious murder-for-hire website was initially created in 2005 to advertise a cybersecurity startup, but the company never took off. The site administrator later converted it to a satirical webpage with pretend testimonials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCaught my husband cheating with the babysitter and our relationship was terminated after a free public relations consultation. I\u2019m single again and looking to mingle,\u201d one fake client wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\t