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Judge: Soldier Premeditated Iraq Killings
Associated Press | May 13, 2013
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington - A military judge found Army Sgt. John Russell guilty of premeditated murder Monday in the 2009 killings of five fellow service members at a combat stress clinic in Iraq. Russell now faces a sentencing phase of his court martial to determine whether he will face life in prison with or without the possibilit... more
Defense: Soldier In Killings Had Abnormalities
Associated Press | May 08, 2013
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. - Defense lawyers Monday tried to introduce evidence that an Army sergeant charged with the premeditated killing of five fellow service members in Iraq may have had brain abnormalities. A military judge heard testimony from an expert who said Sgt. John Russell had "significant abnormalities" in his brain structur... more
Army Sgt. Pleads Guilty to Fatal Iraq Shootings
Associated Press | Apr 22, 2013
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Washington - An Army sergeant pleaded guilty Monday to killing four other soldiers and a Navy officer in 2009 at a mental health clinic in Baghdad during the Iraq War. The plea at a military court at Joint Base Lewis-McChord means Sgt. John Russell will avoid the death sentence. His maximum sentence would be a life ter... more
Air Force Program Puts Lawyer in Victim's Corner
| Mar 25, 2013
Two years ago, nearly 100 people in the Air Force chose not to testify at court-martial about being sexually assaulted. Confronted with that statistic, the Air Force has embarked on an initiative to keep sexual assault investigations from stalling before court-martial. The program, which began in late January, offers a government-paid attorney ... more
Sailor Gets Life for Rape on Ship
| Dec 17, 2012
NORFOLK -- The defendant was a family man, with a wife and one child and a second on the way, witnesses told the court. His chief testified that he was quiet and didn't cause trouble. The victim was a young damage controlman who, eager to get on a deployed ship, asked to transfer to the Vella Gulf. Her friends testified that she changed on the ... more