The three Marines who were found dead inside a car at a North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to police. The Pender County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release sent to The Hill that autopsies confirmed the Marines had passed away from carbon monoxide poisoning, but police did not release any further information. Pender County Sheriff Alan Cutler said he was “saddened by the timeless and tragic death of these three young men, who served our country honorably.” “Our thoughts and prayers remain with their...

PENDER COUNTY, NC — The death of three Marines in North Carolina on Sunday, including one from Wisconsin who was 19, was consistent with carbon monoxide poisoning, the Pender County Sheriff's Office announced in a news release Wednesday. Autopsies were performed on the three men—who were stationed at Camp LeJeune—on Wednesday after authorities discovered their bodies around 9 a.m. inside a private vehicle at a gas station in Hampstead, the sheriff's office said. The mother of one of the Marines had reported him missing that morning because he didn't arrive...

Three U.S. Marines were found dead at a North Carolina gas station on Sunday. Officers from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office discovered the men inside a car parked just outside the station. All three had reportedly died of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to Fox News. Their names were Tanner J. Kaltenberge, 19; Merax C. Dockery, 23; and Ivan R. Garcia, 23. All of them were lance corporals in the Marines. Sheriff Alan Cutler released a statement regarding the incident on Wednesday. “I am saddened by the timeless and tragic death...

Officials investigating the deaths of three young Marines found dead outside of Camp Lejeune announced their cause of death Wednesday after receiving the results from the autopsy reports. Lance Corporal Tanner Kaltenberg, 19; Lance Corporal Merax Dockery, 23; and Lance Corporal Ivan Garcia, 23, died as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, officials with the Pender County Sheriff’s Office revealed in a statement on social media. The three Marines were found deceased in a car at a gas station near the North Carolina base Sunday morning after Pender County police...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three U.S. Marines found unresponsive in a car at a North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the local sheriff’s office said Wednesday. Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office found the three men Sunday morning in a privately owned Lexus sedan parked outside a Speedway gas station in the coastal community of Hampstead. Autopsies performed Wednesday by the North Carolina medical examiner’s office determined that all three deaths were the result of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the sheriff’s office. Sgt. Chester Ward...

Carbon monoxide poisoning killed three Marine lance corporals found dead in a private vehicle Sunday morning near their home base of Camp Lejeune, local officials said Wednesday. Lance Cpl. Tanner J. Kaltenberg, Lance Cpl. Merax C. Dockery and Lance Cpl. Ivan R. Garcia were found dead in the car at a gas station in Hampstead, N.C., at about 9 a.m. by Pender County Sheriff’s Office deputies after receiving a report that one of the Marines was missing, according to the sheriff’s office. All three Marines were motor vehicle operators with...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three U.S. Marines found unresponsive in a car at a North Carolina gas station died of carbon monoxide poisoning, the local sheriff’s office said Wednesday. Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff’s Office found the three men Sunday morning in a privately owned car parked outside a Speedway gas station in Hampstead. Autopsies performed Wednesday by the North Carolina Medical Examiner determined that all three deaths were the result of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the sheriff’s office. The Pender County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately make...

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Pender County Sheriff's Office reveal the three Marines found dead in a car on Sunday morning died from carbon monoxide poisoning. Deputies located the Marines in a gas station parking lot in Hampstead, North Carolina, which is about an hour drive from Camp Lejeune. The marines were identified as: The ABC11 I-Team obtained 911 calls from Sunday morning that give more details surrounding their deaths. Dockery's mother initially called the Pender County Sheriff's Office to file a missing person report Sunday morning after not hearing...

PENDER COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Deputies in Pender County say they expect to learn more information today about how three Marines died on Sunday morning. The Marines, all from the same Camp Lejeune unit, were found dead in a car shortly after 9:00 a.m. at the Speedway on U.S. 17 in Hamstead. They have been identified as Lance Corporal Tanner Kaltenberg, 19, from Madison, Wisconsin, Lance Corporal Merax Dockery, 23, from Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, and Lance Corporal Ivan Garcia, 23, from Naples, Florida. The three were motor vehicle operators with Combat...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three men who were found dead over the weekend at a North Carolina gas station have been identified as Marine lance corporals stationed at nearby Camp Lejeune, the U.S. Marine Corps said Tuesday. Deputies from the Pender County Sheriff's Office found the three men unresponsive Sunday morning in a privately owned car at a Speedway gas station in Hampstead, 29 miles southwest of the base, the department said in a statement. Medical authorities pronounced all three dead the same day, and their cause of death has...