Family of sailor slain in Newport News seeks court-martial, The Associated Press, October 1, 2009 NEWPORT NEWS The family of a sailor slain in Newport News is pressing the Navy to court-martial and dishonorably discharge the fellow sailor convicted of killing her. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., has already weighed in,…
Court-martial witness says Brown choked soldier who pursued him, by John Ramsey Staff writer with Fayetteville Observer.com. Minutes after Pfc. Luke Brown scurried under a fence into the woods, he started choking the first soldier who went in after him. Sgt. Christopher Mignocchi, the first witness called by prosecutors in…
Fallujah defendant admits killing, pleads guilty to dereliction of duty Sgt. Jermaine Nelson will not get any jail time and could get honorable discharge, attorney says. (Note: this comment is a potential problem. In the military system, the judge is not supposed to know the terms of the agreement until…
Accused brawl soldiers seek US justice By Cathy Harper, ABC News, September 29, 2009 12:25:00 Police say the brawl involved at least 35 people, and was watched by 300 others. (Reuters: Stephen Hird) Two US soldiers have appeared in the Darwin Magistrates Court on charges relating to a brawl on…
September 29, 2009, in Suits & Sentences. Troops lose challenge to anthrax vaccination Eight members of the U.S. military who challenged a mandatory anthrax vaccination have lost, again. Like the phoenix this is an old story that is likely to rise again in light of the proposed DoD flu shot…
Marine set for court martial at Camp Pendleton in the death of an Iraqi prisoner L.A. Now, September 28, 2009 | 8:56 pm A court martial is to begin Tuesday at Camp Pendleton for the last of three Marines accused of killing unarmed prisoners during battle in Fallouja, Iraq. Sgt.…
Fayetteville Observer.com, by John Ramsey Five enlisted men and four officers were selected Monday as the jury that will decide whether Sgt. Justin A. Boyle is guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a fellow paratrooper. During jury selection Monday afternoon, a major and a colonel were dismissed, leaving…
This is the title of a short piece on Caller.com. His name’s not Watada so he’s going to general court-martial.
This is the headline of an article on TheSlatest. Zoning laws have forced sex offenders in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, Ga., to live in a makeshift camp in the woods—in spite of the fact that several of them own homes. According to the Associated Press, registered sex offenders in…