The Long Beach resident, who saw combat in Iraq, served time for felonies. His supporters are asking Gov. Newsom for a pardon. United States Marine Jose Segovia Benitez By ROXANA KOPETMAN | rkopetman@scng.com | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: October 13, 2019 at 7:00 am | UPDATED: October 14, 2019 at 11:23 am A large tattoo of the Statue of Liberty is spread across the left side of Jose Segovia Benitez’s body. A second tattoo memorializes his service to the U.S. Marines. Neither will serve him well in El Salvador. But that’s where the honorably discharged veteran…
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