Manila, Philippines (CNN) — Philippine police have identified the U.S. Marine suspected of killing a transgender woman in a hotel.
Private First Class Scott Pemberton will soon be formally charged with murder, Philippine National Police Senior Superintendent Wilben Mayor said Tuesday.
The Marine was being held on a warship after the death of the transgender woman in an Olangapo hotel room. Police identified the deceased as 26-year-old Jeffrey Laude, also known as Jennifer.
