'I don't f—ing regret it': Army buddies chop up roommate after shooting him dead, then scattered his body parts in 'several locations,' cops say

Two New Mexico men allegedly killed and chopped up a U.S. Army seasoned who served with them successful the aforesaid portion astatine Fort Benning successful Georgia, with 1 of them admitting to cops, "I did it … and I don't f—ing regret it," according to reports.

Rainor Joiner, 23, and David Degroat, 22, are accused of sidesplitting their roommate, Matthew McLaughlin, 25, successful Taos County and scattering his assemblage parts successful "several locations" on US 64 adjacent Tres Piedras, according to section police.

McLaughlin was reported missing connected July 31 and a hunt was conducted locally by authorities and a radical retired of Virginia, The AWARE Foundation, portion cops opened a missing persons lawsuit and investigated. McLaughlin was from West Virginia, constabulary said.

On Aug. 17, deputies detained Joiner and Degroat for questioning. They learned that the 3 men had served unneurotic astatine Fort Benning and were surviving unneurotic successful New Mexico, according to a Taos County Sheriff's Office press release. Joiner and Degroat allegedly deserted and had progressive subject warrants for their arrests astatine the clip of McLaughlin's disappearance. McLaughlin is described by constabulary arsenic an "Army veteran."

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During constabulary questioning, Joiner allegedly admitted to shooting McLaughlin, "and with the assistance of Degroat, dismembering him and disposing of the assemblage parts," according to the sheriff's office. "Joiner led Deputies to these areas wherever they recovered respective integrative bags conscionable arsenic Joiner described," the property merchandise says. "The bags contained quality remains and were turned implicit to the Office of the Medical Investigator."

Both Joiner and Degroat were promptly taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder and "other convulsive felonies," according to police.

Court documents obtained by section NBC affiliate KOB accidental Joiner allegedly told investigators that McLaughlin was a atrocious roommate who started rumors astir him, was utilizing drugs regularly, and was bringing radical to the residence that Joiner and Degroat didn't know. The 2 men allegedly ambushed McLaughlin connected July 25 and changeable him dead, according to the tribunal documents.

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"[Joiner] admitted helium changeable the idiosyncratic with a firearm and past again with a pistol, then, consequent days later, helium continued to dismember the victim," TCSO Undersheriff Gabriel Ortiz told section ABC affiliate KOAT. "The idiosyncratic was precise overmuch non-remorseful. No emotions, conscionable a benignant of blank look and told them [deputies] precisely what helium did and didn't person immoderate emotions astatine all."

Online court records amusement Joiner and Degroat are some owed successful tribunal connected Sept. 2 for a detention and preliminary hearing. They are being held without bond.