Before his arrest in a southeast Alaskan slaying earlier this week, former Arizona lawmaker Mark DeSimone raised concerns with Facebook friends with odd posts.
The 53-year-old had messaged Alaskans saying he was looking for work, even odd jobs, ahead of posting cryptic apologies to “everyone for anything” he may have done while in office.
That was weeks before Sunday’s events, wherein DeSimone was charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 34-year-old Duilio Rosales at a remote cabin about 35 miles NW of Juneau.
He and Rosales had been part of a hunting party staying at the cabin and the incident where DeSimone allegedly shot Rosales twice in the back of the head reportedly happened after a day of drinking.
The former Democratic Arizona representative resigned from that position in 2008 after being arrested in a domestic dispute with his wife.
Alaska authorities report DeSimone had been in Alaska for a month, working as a day laborer and “couch surfing”.
He is currently being held on $500,000 bail.