JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Maxamillion Brathwaite was released on bail early Wednesday morning. Police believe he helped U.S. Marine Corps recruiter, Bruno Bego, have his estranged wife's Jacksonville Sheriff's Office cruiser stolen.
Brathwaite's mother, Julie Beggett, said her son was used as a pawn.
"I do feel that my son was victimized by a mentor," Beggett said. She said her 19-year-old looked up to the U.S. Marine recruiter, Bego. She said he used that to make her son help him get back at his estranged wife for allegedly cheating on him.
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"Befriended him throughout the whole recruiting process and kept in contact with him," Beggett said.
An arrest warrant said Bego called Brathwaite about three weeks ago, and said his estranged wife would be out of town and she "didn't need to be a police officer anymore."
He then explained where Brathwaire could find her guns and the keys to her cruiser. Brathwaite allegedly passed that information on to another acquaintance.
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"Whatever transpired, my son was taken advantage of," Beggett said. She said she was out of town when the incident happened.
"I'm wondering how many other of his recruiter he potentially victimized," Beggett said. She said she was planning to "seek legal counsel at this point to try to figure out what the next step is."
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