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Marine Murder Investigation has Ties to Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS, Nv. -- Military authorities have a man with ties to Las Vegas in custody for the murder of another marine.

It started early Friday morning when authorities found a marine dead in the woods near Camp Lejeune base in North Carolina. Twenty-one-year-old Private Jonathan Law in custody. Law who went to Silverado High School in Las Vegas has not been formally charged with murder as the investigation continues.

Law is in the hospital with what appears to be self-inflicted wounds. The victim's cause of death has not been determined at this time, but officials say a gun was not involved. Law joined the marines in August of 2006. He is a supply administration clerk. He served in Iraq for about seven months and has received some awards for his service.

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