American 'mercenary' arrested over assassination filed a restraining order ...

American 'mercenary' arrested over assassination filed a restraining order ...
American 'mercenary' arrested over assassination filed a restraining order ...

An American citizen arrested over the assassination of Haiti's President was involved in a shocking race hate bust-up with his Florida neighbors after he accused them of pinning notes to his door calling him a 'Haitian n***er' and an ape, DailyMail.com can reveal.

James Solages, 35, and fellow Haitian American Vincent Joseph, 55, allegedly took part in the brazen commando raid in Port-au-Prince that left President Jovenal Moïse dead and wife Martine fighting for her life.

The pair were paraded on TV Thursday night along with an assortment of Colombians who are accused of being part of the 28-strong death squad who blasted Moise at least a dozen times and gouged out his left eye.

Solages' involvement is shrouded in mystery but it was reported today he told authorities he believed he was being hired as a translator on a mission to arrest Moise, not to execute him.

Meanwhile puzzling new details are emerging of Solages' life in the US where he clashed with neighbors at a gated community in Lauderhill, just outside Fort Lauderdale, in 2020.

Solages told authorities he was hired as a translator and the plan was to kidnap not kill the president

Haitian-born American citizen James Solages, 35, (above) is said to have confessed to being involved in Wednesday's early morning raid at the president's mansion near Port-au-Prince 

Solages, 35, (left) and Joseph Vincent (right) are seen at a Thursday press conference where Haitian authorities paraded the detained suspects. DailyMail.com can reveal that Solages was involved in a bust-up with his Florida neighbors after he accused them of pinning racist notes to his door

Solages, 35, (left) and Joseph Vincent (right) are seen at a Thursday press conference where Haitian authorities paraded the detained suspects. DailyMail.com can reveal that Solages was involved in a bust-up with his Florida neighbors after he accused them of pinning racist notes to his door

Court papers seen by DailyMail.com reveal the argument began when an older couple accused him of stealing their parking space and called security.

Solages refused to move and later claimed to have found his front door plastered with post-it notes containing racist insults. 'You ape are piece of s**t (sic),' read one of the slurs, all handwritten in barely-legible English.

Solages sought a restraining order against his neighbors, referred to in court proceedings as Jane and John Doe, accusing them of stalking him and saying the abuse made him fear for his life

Solages sought a restraining order against his neighbors, referred to in court proceedings as Jane and John Doe, accusing them of stalking him and saying the abuse made him fear for his life

Another referred to Solages as a 'Haitian ni**er' and warned: 'You'll be going out of business, get out of my beautiful building, nobody wants your renting in the balcony'.

Solages sought a restraining order against the couple, referred to in court proceedings as Jane and John Doe, accusing them of stalking him and saying the abuse made him fear for his life.

The man 'came to my door, taped up a lot of racist words on a paper,' he wrote in his June 2020 petition.

'As the paper said, he said that we don't want Haitian ni**as in our community,' he went on. 'He said that I'm a pig get the f**k out of his beautiful building.'

A judge granted a temporary order against the male defendant however it was dismissed at a full hearing one month later when Solages failed to present 'sufficient' evidence.

The Miami Herald reported Thursday that Solages had gone to high school in Fort Lauderdale, worked as a building maintenance worker in Lantana, Florida and also ran a small charity raising funds for needy kids back in Jacmel, the Haitian city where it's believed he was born.

Solages' LinkedIn page says he has a degree in information technology and also trained for a private investigators' license at Florida Security school.

It was also confirmed that a decade ago Solages briefly worked as a reserve security guard for a company that provided security for the Canadian Embassy in Port-au-Prince.

His last known residence in the US was a family home he shared will older relatives in Tamarac, Florida. Nobody was home Friday.

Court papers seen by DailyMail.com reveal the argument began when an older couple accused him of stealing their parking space and called security

Court papers seen by DailyMail.com reveal the argument began when an older couple accused him of stealing their parking space and called security

A judge granted a temporary order against the male defendant however it was dismissed at a full hearing one month later when Solages failed to present 'sufficient' evidence

A judge granted a temporary order against the male defendant however it was dismissed at a full hearing one month later when Solages failed to present 'sufficient' evidence

 

Court records reveal Solages filed for a divorce last month but the documents throw up yet more questions about his life. His petition lists his wife's name as Marie Claude Ciceron but states that her address, including city and US state, telephone and email address are all 'unknown'

Court records reveal Solages filed for a divorce last month but the documents throw up yet more questions about his life. His petition lists his wife's name as Marie Claude Ciceron but states that her address, including city and US state, telephone and email address are all 'unknown'

Solages' aunt, Victorie Dorisme, said she learned about her nephew's alleged participation in the assassination on Haitian TV.

'I've never heard of him in any trouble like this,' Dorisme told the Miami Herald.

Court records reveal Solages applied for a divorce last month but the documents throw up yet more questions about his life.

His petition lists his wife's name as Marie Claude Ciceron but states that her address, including city and US state, telephone and email address are all 'unknown'.

Furthermore, there are no links to anyone of that name in any of his public records.

In a financial affidavit attached to his petition Solages states that he has no job, no monthly income, no credit cards, no savings and not a single dollar's worth of assets.

That is despite Solages operating a Florida-based business entitled FWA SA A JACMEL AVAN INC, which is described as an economic empowerment charity.

He also has a business named EJS Maintenance and Repair which filed an annual report in May, according to Florida corporations records.

Virtually nothing is known about Joseph,

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