James Black, 42, a former U.S. Marine and fugitive recovery agent from Lake Elsinore, California, was killed on December 3, 2019, in Moreno Valley while attempting to apprehend Chad James Green, 41, who had an outstanding felony warrant for probation violation and bail forfeiture. The confrontation took place at a motel on Sunnymead Boulevard, where Green allegedly shot Black.

Authorities identified Green as the suspect, issued a warrant listing him as armed and dangerous, and reported that Green jumped from a third-story motel window while trying to escape. Green was located on December 5, 2019, at a Days Inn in San Bernardino; during a confrontation with San Bernardino and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies, Green was killed.

Black was remembered as a devoted father of five, a mentor in his field, a Marine with multiple combat tours in Iraq and a private contractor in Afghanistan, and was honored with a ceremony at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Wildomar and burial at Riverside National Cemetery. Does anyone have additional information about Black’s work or the motel confrontation?