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Suspect in killing of Texas cop got married in time between ambush and arrest

The suspect obtained a license and got a waiver to allow the marriage without waiting the customary 72-hour period

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By Police1 Staff

SAN ANTONIO — The suspect in the killing of Det. Benjamin Marconi got married in the time between the ambush and his arrest.

According to My San Antonio, Otis Tyrone McKane, 31, obtained a marriage license and a waiver which allowed him to marry without waiting the customary 72-hour period.

Marconi, 50, was fatally ambushed in his car near the department Sunday.

McKane said he was upset about a custody battle and “lashed out at someone who didn’t deserve it.”

McKane was arrested Monday without incident. A woman and a two-year-old child were in the car as well, the publication reported.

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