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Texas man charged with murder of woman aboard MSC cruise ship
The Guardian • • general
Key Points:
- Jason Leon Watford has been charged with felony homicide for allegedly murdering a woman in their cabin aboard the MSC Seascape on the first day of a cruise departing from Galveston, Texas.
- According to an FBI affidavit, Watford admitted to a verbal argument that escalated into physical violence, including choking the victim for four to five minutes until he became exhausted.
- The victim was found deceased and face down on the cabin floor by crew members, with bloodstained clothing and evidence of the assault present in the room.
- Watford was detained by ship security and arrested upon the vessel’s return to port; he is scheduled to appear in federal court in Galveston, which has jurisdiction over crimes on US vessels in international waters.
- The cruise ship resumed its planned itinerary after the arrest, and no attorney has yet been listed for Watford.
