Posts Tagged ‘attorney’
AWOL Iraq vet shooting ruled justified
ARDMORE, Pa. — A Philadelphia police officer has been cleared in the off-duty shooting of an AWOL Iraq veteran. Montgomery County prosecutors say Lt. Jonathan Josey was justified in using deadly force when he came across a convenience store robbery just outside the city on March 19. District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman says Josey had [...]
McChrystal: Goal still to get bin Laden alive
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and “bring him to justice.” The comment by Gen. Stanley McChrystal to reporters was in contrast to remarks made a day earlier by Attorney General Eric Holder. Holder told Congress that the [...]
Court upholds murder conviction of corpsman
ATLANTA — Georgia’s top court has upheld a murder conviction and life prison sentence given to a Navy corpsman who served two tours in Iraq.The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the conviction of Robert Bella Devega III, who was convicted of the March 2007 killing of Saifullah Afzal. Prosecutors say officers located Devega, who [...]
Charges filed against non-deployed single mom
SAVANNAH, Ga. — The Army filed charges Tuesday against a single-mom soldier who refused to deploy to Afghanistan last year, arguing she had no family able to care for her infant son.Spc. Alexis Hutchinson, a 21-year-old Army cook, could face a prison sentence and a dishonorable discharge if she is convicted in a court-martial. But first, an [...]
Recruiter pleads guilty to evidence tampering
NEW MADRID, Mo. — A naval recruiter has pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence connected to a statutory rape case against him.Robbie J. Read more: Recruiter pleads guilty to evidence tampering
Hood officer says she can’t do same job
FORT WORTH, Texas — One of two civilian police officers who brought down the Army psychiatrist accused of going on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood said her wounds from the attack will cut short her career as a street police officer.Sgt. Kimberly Munley said doctors have told her she needs a total knee replacement, a surgery set for January, [...]
Single mother jailed for refusing to deploy
When Spc. Alexis Hutchinson’s airplane left Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., for Afghanistan on Nov. 5, she was not on board.The 21-year-old single mom stayed home because she had no one to care for her 10-month-old son. Continued here: Single mother jailed for refusing to deploy
Terror trials vary in civilian, military courts
WASHINGTON — The federal courts and military tribunals that will prosecute suspected terrorists vary sharply in their independence, public stature and use of evidence. But the Obama administration has so far offered no clear-cut rationale for how it chooses which system will try a detainee.The fuzzy line drawn by the administration has made [...]
Attorney: Hasan ordered confined until trial
FORT WORTH, Texas — The Army psychiatrist charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood will be confined until his military trial, initially staying in a hospital where he is recovering from gunshot wounds, his attorney said.During a hearing in Maj. Nidal Hasan’s room in a Texas hospital on Saturday, a magistrate ruled that there was [...]
Source: Ex-DoD official to head Hood review
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates has tapped a former senior defense official to lead a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings, The Associated Press has learned.Gates will announce Thursday that it will be a single, coordinated review, and will call for a quick, short-term report, followed by [...]
