![Former US Soldier Craig Austin Lang Extradited for Double Murder in Florida: Alleged Crime Spree with Fellow Ex-Soldier](https://static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/06/craig-austin-lang-thumb-2.jpg)
In a sensational case that spans continents and involves allegations of murder, robbery, and international crime sprees, former US soldier Craig Austin Lang found himself in the center of a storm after being extradited from Ukraine to face federal indictments for a double murder in Florida in 2018. According to court documents and reports from multiple sources, Lang was dishonorably discharged from the US Army in 2014 and subsequently joined the far-right Ukrainian nationalist militant group Right Sector in 2016. In Ukraine, he met fellow ex-US soldier Alex Jared Zwiefelhofer with whom he allegedly traveled to East Africa to fight al-Shabab, an Islamist militant group but were deported back to the US for not having proper travel documents. The duo then planned a trip to Venezuela and falsely advertised guns for sale for $3,000 cash in Florida. They received an offer from Serafin Lorenzo who was found dead with gunshot wounds the next morning along with his wife. Zwiefelhofer was convicted on several related charges in March 2023. Lang pleaded not guilty during his first court appearance in Florida after being extradited, and he is currently facing charges for the double murder as well as conspiracy to commit passport fraud and aggravated identity theft among other possible crimes.