An Army ranger was caught on camera choking a security guard until she died last Sunday. Authorities said the man was intoxicated when he committed the act.
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Patrick Byrne, 26, is currently facing murder charges after he was accused of killing 41-year-old Denise Smith, a security guard who was patrolling an office building in Tacoma, Washington. Court documents state that Smith was brutally beaten until she was unrecognizable and her body was found by a co-worker around 6 a.m. Prior to the murder, Byrne was involved in another altercation and was punched in the face at a bar.
In the video, Byrne enters the office building and Smith tries to tell him to leave but he starts to attack her shortly after. For approximately ten minutes, Byrne repeatedly punched Smith, used her keys to stab her in the eye and grabbed her hair then dragged her around the main lobby. However, Smith tried to defend herself during the attack.
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Additionally, Byrne entered a conference room after the attack and smashed a window, and threw furniture. He also jumped 14 feet from a landing and screamed for help. Byrne was transported to a nearby hospital and reportedly told police he had no memories of the attack. He also said that he was stabbed multiple times but there were no wounds to support his statement.
The U.S. Army said in a statement that they were appalled by his crime and sent their condolences to Smith’s family.
SOURCE: The Daily Beast