Lance Morales biography: 10 things about Waterbury, Connecticut man

Who is Lance Morales?

Lance Benuet Morales is an American man from Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. His nickname is Macho.
2. He and Jessiah Marie Syncere Mercado of Springfield, Massachusetts, USA were acquaintances.
3. From 2021 to 2023, he was in jail for attempted assault.
4. He was 3 years older than Mercado, who gave birth to Messiah Enrique Diaz Mercado in July 2024.
5. On November 19, 2024, he allegedly fatally shot Jessiah and Messiah during a dispute over a vehicle in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, fled the scene and hid in Puerto Rico, USA.
6. On November 20, 2024, acting Hartford Police Department chief Kenny Howell urged him to turn himself in.
7. On November 23, 2024, he was arrested at a residence in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and charged as a fugitive from justice.
8. On December 28, 2024, he was returned to Connecticut.
9. On December 30, 2024, he will be arraigned.
10. In June 2025, he will turn 24.