{"id":2227084,"date":"2024-04-22T11:50:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marine-fails-to-report-for-duty-drops-off-the-grid-with-a-dead-phone-and-completely-emptied-bank-account\/"},"modified":"2024-04-22T11:53:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T15:53:22","slug":"marine-fails-to-report-for-duty-drops-off-the-grid-with-a-dead-phone-and-completely-emptied-bank-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marine-fails-to-report-for-duty-drops-off-the-grid-with-a-dead-phone-and-completely-emptied-bank-account\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Goes Missing: No Contact, Dead Phone, Empty Bank Account"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarine-fails-to-report-for-duty-drops-off-the-grid-with-a-dead-phone-and-completely-emptied-bank-account%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2227084&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>U.S. Marine Cpl. Charles Alex Benfield went missing after\u200b an arrest in San Diego. His phone is dead, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-please-pardon-jon-woods-a-victim-of-process-crimes-like-michael-flynn\/\" title=\"President Trump, Please Pardon Jon Woods, a Victim of Process Crimes Like Michael Flynn\">bank account<\/a> emptied. Last seen at a recovery\u200c center, concerns grow \u200cas he remains \u2064uncontactable.\u2063 The Marines launch a \u2062search, while\u2063 family and authorities seek clues to his whereabouts.\u68c0\u2064 It seems like the text ended abruptly. Would you like\u2064 me to continue or provide more information on a\u2062 specific aspect of the\u2062 summary?  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/johnathanjones\/%20\"><span>Johnathan Jones<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   April 22, 2024 at 7:24am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>An active-duty U.S. Marine has been missing for more than a week after he was arrested for public intoxication in San Diego and later failed to report for duty.<\/p>\n<p>More alarmingly for the family of Marine Cpl. Charles Alex Benfield, his phone has been dead for more than a week, and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/damning-direct-line-chinese-money-bidens-bank-account-drawn-future-blackmail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bank account<\/a> has also been emptied out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fox5sandiego.com\/news\/local-news\/camp-pendleton-confirms-marine-missing-did-not-report-for-duty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KUSI-TV<\/a> reported the Marine was last seen on Sunday, April 14 after he was discharged from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/migrants-take-san-diego-airport-set-camp-many-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Diego<\/a> substance abuse recovery center following an arrest by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/st-louis-woman-beats-sheriffs-deputy-with-her-own-baton-after-she-is-told-to-put-on-a-mask\/\" title=\"St. Louis Woman Beats Sheriff\u2019s Deputy with Her Own Baton After She is Told to Put on a Mask\">city police<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">HAVE YOU SEEN HIM? Camp Pendleton confirms Marine missing, did not report for duty <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qDXsDHrp8o\">https:\/\/t.co\/qDXsDHrp8o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FOX 5 San Diego (@fox5sandiego) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fox5sandiego\/status\/1781201686150660517?\">April 19, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Benfield is stationed at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marine-killed-14-others-hospitalized-accident-camp-pendleton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Camp Pendleton<\/a> in San Diego County and ventured into the city on the night of April 13 for some recreational time.<\/p>\n<p>According to KUSI, the Marine ended up at the McAlister Institute Recovery and Bridge Center after his run-in with officers. While there, he reportedly expressed to staffers the arrest would affect his military career, a member of his family said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was saying how he was scared, he was going to lose his rank because they had to meet that following morning at 8 a.m., which he had obviously missed,\u201d Benfield\u2019s sister, Sarah Lazo, told the San Diego Fox affiliate.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to KUSI, Lazo added, \u201cHe said he needed to find his phone, so he was going to go search for that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Did you serve in the military?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It is unclear if Benfield found the phone but it was last pinged at the San Diego Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marines-add-insult-injury-navy-gets-called-embarrassing-rifle-gaffe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marine<\/a> has not been seen since, but someone used his debit card to drain funds from his bank account, Lazo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were able to find out that his bank has been cleared out. There was no money left in it,\u201d she said. \u201cThere were several big amounts of money taken out at different ATMs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also said her entire family is worried by the fact Benfield has remained out of contact with those who know him best \u2014 something she said was uncharacteristic of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all worried,\u201d Lazo said. \u201cThis isn\u2019t normal behavior for Alex, just to leave and not to have any contact with anyone, especially my mom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A representative for the Marines issued a statement about the Marine\u2019s disappearance and said no one at Camp Pendleton had heard from him since he found himself in legal trouble.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCpl. Charles Benfield, a field artillery cannoneer assigned to Battalion Landing Team 1\/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, did not report for duty the morning of April 15 following weekend liberty in the San Diego area. The 15th MEU is aware that Cpl. Benfield was detained by San Diego police April 14 and released later that day.\u201d the representative said.<\/p>\n<p>The Marines representative added, \u201cOnce 15th MEU was made aware of his release, marines from Cpl. Benfield\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kansas-highway-patrol-waged-war-on-motorists-with-marijuana-vehicle-searches-judge\/\" title=\"Judge: Kansas Highway Patrol engaged in aggressive marijuana vehicle searches, targeting motorists.\">unit searched<\/a> the downtown San Diego area to [try to] locate him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Benfield was not located.<\/p>\n<p>The USMC representative concluded: \u201cThe safety and accountability of our Marines and sailors is a top priority. The 15th MEU has requested the assistance of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and will continue to attempt to locate Cpl. Benfield to ensure his well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Investigators with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, commonly referred to as NCIS, are searching for the missing Marine.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/military-academies-see-spike-sexual-misconduct-led-navys-doubling-incidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Navy Department<\/a> law enforcement agency is asking the public for help, but its involvement prevents Benfield\u2019s family from declaring him as missing with authorities in San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>The family is still doing its best to get the word out about the missing Marine on social media and is asking people to keep an eye out for him online from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/huge-win-election-integrity-north-carolina-republicans-override-democratic-governors-veto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>, where Benfield is from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can understand him being scared to show up after missing a meet, but to completely fall off the face of the earth basically is unlike him at all,\u201d Lazo told KUSI.<\/p>\n<p>The concerned sister also explained that she did not believe her brother would ever abandon his post.<\/p>\n<p>According to Lazo, Benfield loves serving his country, and he re-enlisted to serve four more years with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disturbing-video-shows-mob-teens-viciously-attacking-marines-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the branch<\/a> just a few months ago.<\/p>\n<p>The family has been placing calls to hospitals and hotels searching for him, but no one has seen him.<\/p>\n<p>As of Monday morning, Benfield had yet to be located.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. 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Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. 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He is a proud husband and father. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a breaking story on April 22, 2024, U.S. Marine Cpl. Charles Alex Benfield went missing after a public intoxication arrest in San Diego. 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