Freed McAfee deported to US
Guatemala has deported wanted anti-virus software founder John McAfee to the US after releasing him from prison. Mr McAfee had been denied political asylum after evading officials in Belize who want to question him over the death of his neighbour.
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John McAfee arrives in the US
Software developer John McAfee has arrived in the US after being deported from Guatemala, according to the Associated Press.
John McAfee 'looking forward to resting in Miami'
Millionaire software pioneer John McAfee told reporters on the way to the airport to catch a plan from Guatemala to the USA he was going to Miami, and was going to spend some time resting. He said:
"I think my next step is to rest. I have been running through jungles and oceans and I think I need to rest for a while"
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Report: McAfee boards plane to Miami
US software pioneer John McAfee has boarded a plane to Miami following a deportation order from Guatemala, news agency Reuters reports.
Freed McAfee 'en-route' to airport to be flown to US
John McAfee will return to America this evening, according to Reuters, after Guatemala said it would deport the millionaire software pioneer.
McAfee's lawyers managed to block an attempt to deport him back to Belize, where he is wanted by police as a "person of interest" in the killing of his neighbour, Gregory Faull.
Guatemala has been holding 67-year-old McAfee since he was arrested last Wednesday for illegally entering the country with his 20-year-old Belizean girlfriend.
Speaking to reporters from Reuters on telephone before leaving for the airport he said:
"I'll be leaving at 3:30pm to Miami. That was the only option I had.
"I can't take a flight that stops in any other country and there are only two flights going to America today."
McAfee 'happy' to return to America
John McAfee said he was "happy" to return to America. Mr McAfee told reporters earlier today:
Was I disappointed in the Guatemalan response to my request for asylum? I anticipated it.
What we are doing is filing a series of papers, a series of filings with the court to attempt to keep me here long enough for the world to see the injustice of sending me back to Belize.
I have dual citizenship. I would be happy to go to England. I would be very happy to go to America.
America is my home, where I was raised and that's exactly what I want.
Reports: Guatemala to deport John McAfee to the US
Guatemala will deport US software pioneer John McAfee to the United States, according to Reuters.
Mr McAfee had been denied political asylum after evading officials in Belize for nearly a month over the death of his neighbour.
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John McAfee says return to US is his 'only hope'
John McAfee hosted a live video broadcast on his blog from his Guatemalan detention centre, asking to return to the US to lead a "normal life".
In a lengthy video statement, the 67-year-old anti-virus software expert said returning to the US was his "only hope".
The former fugitive said that he had no long-term plans during hiding and "simply would like to live comfortably day by day, fish, swim, enjoy my declining years."
He denied murdering his neighbour Gregory Faull in Belize and said there was no hope for his life if ever returned to the country, claiming it is corrupt.
John McAfee is taken to hospital suffering from stress
Software company founder John McAfee was taken to hospital on Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala.
McAfee told The Associated Press that he suffered chest pains overnight but didn't believe he had a heart attack.
A government doctor said he appeared to be suffering from high stress.
John McAfee taken to hospital
Software company founder John McAfee was taken to hospital on Thursday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala.
His lawyers said they were making a last effort to keep him from being flown back to Belize for questioning about the killing of an American expatriate.
Report: John McAfee denied asylum by Guatemala
The software pioneer John McAfee has been denied asylum by Guatemala, according to Reuters. The 67-year-old fled from Belize where police want to question him in connection with the death of another American Gregory Faull.
Mr McAfee claims that the authorities in Belize will kill him if he returns to the country. When told about the claims, the country's Prime Minister said that McAfee was "paranoid and bonkers".