“There’s so much that’s more free about where we live here.” “There’s pockets of freedom all over the world,” John said in the video. Acapulco has become a hotbed for violence between drug gangs. Guerrero state, home to Acapulco, has a murder rate of 64.2 per 100,000 residents, more than two times that of Chicago. When asked about the high crime rates in Acapulco, the blue-eyed anarchist with scruffy facial hair said: “I’d say it’s safer than any big city I’ve lived in in the U.S., like way safer than Chicago or something like that.” In a second video a year later by Press For Truth, the couple detailed how they were getting by financially through selling glass drug pipes that Lily blew into shape. federal court records for drug charges were found under the name John Galton. John said they each faced up to 25 years in prison for manufacture of a controlled substance - specifically, condensing marijuana into powerful extracts - that Lily used for chronic pain. In a separate video posted to a YouTube channel called Press For Truth, John and Lily described how, in early 2016, they fled drug charges in the U.S. John Galton could be a pseudonym, a nod to John Galt, the fictional character who defies convention in Ayn Rand’s individualistic tome “Atlas Shrugged.” John Galt is idolized among some anarchist groups who resent state overreach. citizen in Acapulco, but that it couldn’t provide additional information due to privacy considerations. Department of State official said the Bureau of Consular Affairs was aware of an investigation into the death of a U.S. Lily did not respond to request for comment via social media on Saturday. Waves lapped gently far below and roosters crowed as he spoke. “We want freedom of ideas,” John said from the patio of a house that the couple rented for $400 a month high above the bay of Acapulco. The dreadlocked couple, both in their 20s, posted a video to Facebook two months ago calling for attendees at the conference. They were also busy recruiting speakers for an anarchist conference set to take place in Acapulco later in February. Prior to the shooting, John and Lily hosted weekly “Meat Ups” at a local restaurant where self-professed carnivores dined only on meat. Lily screamed: “I really need help! Somebody please come.” In his post, a bearded Henza said in a blood-smattered T-Shirt: “We were attacked. Lily and Henza both posted videos to Facebook immediately after the shooting. Mexican police found equipment to process drugs, glass pipes and marijuana plants at the home. The hospital said he checked out that same day. Henza made it to a private hospital with bullet wounds in an armpit, leg and hand. MEXICO CITY - An American anarchist who went by the name John Galton was shot dead at his home in the Mexican resort of Acapulco, sending shivers through a tightknit anti-establishment community of expatriates that organizes events in the violence-torn retreat with seminars on topics such as how to make money via cryptocurrencies.Ī woman describing herself as John ’s partner, Lily, said via social media that she saw the gunmen go straight for John and his friend Jason Henza, 43. Acapulco is in the same state where 43 students from a teacher's college disappeared in 2014 in a still unsolved case that implicates local officials, police and possibly the military.(AP Photo / Marco Ugarte) Last year, authorities opened investigations into 834 murders in Acapulco. This Jphoto, shows a view of Acapulco, Mexico. American ANARCHIST 'John Galton' Shot DEAD in Acapulco
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