An aerial view of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, part of the Marine Corps Base Hawaii complex, is seen on May 6, 2014. (Matthew Bragg/U.S. Marine Corps)
FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii — A Marine staff sergeant is facing five charges including premeditated murder in the death of his wife at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, a service official said Friday.
Staff Sgt. Alonzo Alcantara of Cookeville, Tenn., was also charged last week with murder with the intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm, manslaughter, aggravated assault and obstructing justice in the Sept. 1 death of his spouse, Marine Corps spokesman Maj. Joseph Butterfield said.
Alcantara is a small-arms repairer and technician assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, Butterfield said. He was previously a recruiter for the Corps in Texas, according to social media posts by Alcantara.
Hawaii News Now reported in September that an unnamed Marine had been arrested and was being held in the brig at Ford Island, which is adjacent to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.
Marine Corps Base Hawaii is located on the windward side of Oahu in Kailua on Kaneohe Bay.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service said Friday that no additional information on the case was available.