Guatemala City ( CNN ) -- Four poisoned dogs . A dead neighbor . A millionaire on the run . Come Thursday , deportation may be the latest twist to the saga of software mogul John McAfee . McAfee , who was on the run for weeks to evade questioning in his neighbor 's death , was detained in Guatemala on Wednesday after entering the country illegally , officials there said . He may be sent back to Belize on Thursday so officials there can question him , said Francisco Cuevas , a spokesman for Guatemala 's president . For those following the tale of McAfee , the man who amassed a fortune by running and then selling an antivirus software company named after him , this new twist should come as no surprise . His arrival in Guatemala is the latest scene in a true story that reads like a Hollywood tale . The case began to unfold on November 9 , when McAfee told police someone had poisoned four of his dogs . To put them out of their misery , he shot each in the head and buried them on his property , a former girlfriend said . Officials say the dogs ' barking and aggressive behavior was a frequent source of friction between McAfee and his neighbor , American businessman Gregory Faull . Then Faull turned up dead -- two days after the poisoning -- with a gunshot wound to the head . He was in his own living room . A 9 mm shell was found on the second step on the first floor , and Faull was found dead on the second floor of the home in a remote area of Belize . Authorities in Belize have wanted to question McAfee about the death . He refused and then went into hiding . Three people have been detained for questioning in the killing , police have said , and investigators are pursuing multiple leads . `` I had nothing to do with his death , '' McAfee wrote on his website Tuesday in a message to Faull 's family . `` I have lost five close family members in my 67 years and I know your suffering . '' Though being in hiding , the Internet tycoon has kept an active online presence . He also granted an interview to CNN last week to explain why he did not want to talk to police . He said he feared for his life . He said authorities wanted to persecute him for his refusal to pay a bribe . `` I will certainly not turn myself in , and I will certainly not quit fighting . I will not stop my blog , '' he said . His blog and accusations seemed to anger and baffle authorities in Belize . `` He 's really gone out of his way to make the country look bad , and we just believe he should , if he 's innocent as he 's saying he is , he should bring in his lawyer , and let 's get to the bottom of this and say what he needs to say and let 's move on , '' Raphael Martinez , a spokesman for the Belize Police Department , said this week . Then McAfee turned up in neighboring Guatemala on Wednesday , to the surprise of authorities there . That same day , the country 's foreign minister said he did not know how McAfee got there . There was no registry of McAfee entering legally at any official border crossing , Foreign Minister Harold Caballeros told reporters . His lawyer , Telesforo Guerra , filed a formal request for asylum with Guatemalan officials Wednesday . But by Wednesday night McAfee , was detained and his asylum request was `` suspended , '' said the presidential spokesman . `` Any citizen of any country must be expelled if they enter Guatemala illegally . This is what has occurred at this time . Because of this , he is in the custody of immigration , so they can conclude the administrative process , and then he will be expelled from the country , '' Cuevas said . It was unclear what the next move would be in this saga that has now become an international news story . But it seems the next chapter will be written right where this all started . Belize . A bizarre visit to John McAfee 's pleasure palace in Belize . CNN 's Lateef Mungin contributed from Atlanta and journalist Miguel Salay from Guatemala .
Guatemalan could be deported to Guatemala on a day earlier , a Guatemalan official says . Guatemalan immigration authorities detain him Thursday . His lawyer files a request for asylum with the John McAfee government .