Remigijus Morkevičius, a Lithuanian MMA fighter, was murdered within the metropolis of Kaunas in entrance of his home by pictures fired from an automated firearm on Dec. 21, 2016.
Now, nearly eight years later, the case has been handed over to the court docket, and expenses have been introduced in opposition to Estonian citizen Imre Arakas, the Prosecutor Normal’s Workplace mentioned on Monday.
Arakas, who is understood to European regulation enforcement, was arrested in Eire in 2017 when he was making ready to kill a widely known Irish prison.
In December 2018, he was discovered responsible by an Irish court docket and sentenced to 6 years in jail. After serving his sentence in Eire, the Estonian was handed over to Lithuanian regulation enforcement in January final yr for prosecution for crimes dedicated in Lithuania.
In line with the prosecutor’s workplace, after being questioned and knowledgeable in regards to the investigation, Arakas pleaded responsible to each expenses in opposition to him. He has 5 convictions in Estonia.
Morkevičius had a professional MMA file of 16-5 and fought for Okay-1, Bushido, and Shooto, amongst different promotions.
Remigijus Morkevičius was 34 years previous on the time of his loss of life.
Morkevičius started kickboxing and Muay Thai at age of 12. He began off his profession in Lithuania as a kickboxer turning into a nationwide champion in each kickboxing and Muay Thai. He transitioned throughout to MMA in 2002 defeating Darius Baliulis at a neighborhood occasion. This win led to his being signed by Japanese promotion ZST and he would make a fast affect in Japan, knocking out his first 4 opponents in brutal trend (principally along with his trademark knees) and qualifying for the 2004 ZST Grand Prix the place he would undergo his first MMA defeat to Marcus Aurélio within the Semi Finals.
