John McAfee being taken to hospital in Guatemala. Local press is crazy here, now in a high speed chase after Ambulance http://t.co/NRl6JM6H
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Matt Gutman (@mattgutmanABC) December 06, 2012Wanted for allegedly murdering a neighbor in Belize, McAfee had spent the past several weeks on the run from authorities. Last night, law enforcement caught up with him and detained him in Guatemala City. He was scheduled to be deported back to Belize later today, but this morning, he was rushed to a Guatemalan hospital after complaining of chest pains.
He reportedly suffered two mild heart attacks:
John McAfee suffered 2 mild heart attacks today in Guatemala, his lawyer says – @Reuters—
Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) December 06, 2012
The press is all over him:
Happening right now: Press swarms John McAfee being taken into a Guatemala hospital http://t.co/SMAk9eac—
Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) December 06, 2012
Whoa. This pic of John McAfee in the hospital right now. http://t.co/od3cm9RO—
Mike Hayes (@michaelhayes) December 06, 2012
McAfee appeared unresponsive, but when nurses undressed him, he said quite clearly, "please not in front of the press" http://t.co/I2jpJncH—
Matt Gutman (@mattgutmanABC) December 06, 2012
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Update:
Update: McAfee doctor says stress, not heart attack, likely to blame for hospitalization of software guru trib.in/Vq3t5c—
Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) December 06, 2012
McAfee told The Associated Press that he had suffered chest pains overnight but didn’t believe he had suffered a heart attack. A government doctor who examined him agreed, saying McAfee’s heart rhythm and blood pressure were normal, and he appeared to be suffering from high stress.
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Previously:
Wired reporter live-tweets murder suspect McAfee’s run from police; Updated
John McAfee, trying to outrun murder rap in Belize, starts blog