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    Wednesday, June 21, 2006

    3/5 Marines, corpsman charged with Iraqi civilian’s murder

    By Gidget Fuentes
    Times staff writer

    CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The Marine Corps on Wednesday charged seven Marines and one Navy sailor with premeditated murder, kidnapping and conspiracy in the April 26 death of an Iraqi man. The eight men, all members of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, remain in confinement at the Camp Pendleton brig, where they have been held since May 24.

    The decision to impose the charges, which defense attorneys were expecting, was made by Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, who commands Marine Corps Forces Central Command as well as the Pendleton-based I Marine Expeditionary Force. The men are charged in connection with the shooting death of Hashim Ibrahim Awad, a resident of the village of Hamdania, which was in Kilo Company’s operating area in Iraq’s Anbar province.

    According to the charges, investigators believe the men broke into Awad’s home, took him away, shot him and then tried to cover it up by stealing a shovel and an AK-47 assault rifle to use as props to make it look as if Awad had been an insurgent when they shot him. Marine Corps officials first learned of the allegations on May 1 when local Iraqis raised the issue with local commanders during a council meeting in Hamdania. A preliminary inquiry led officials to order a criminal investigation.

    Col. Stewart Navarre, chief of staff for Marine Corps Installations-West, said the decision was based on findings of the criminal investigation, which the Naval Criminal Investigative Service began on May 7. “We are absolutely committed to holding fair and impartial proceedings in full compliance with the Uniform Code of Military Justice,” Navarre, a former regimental commander of 5th Marines, told reporters at an afternoon press conference at the base. Charged are:

    • Sgt. Lawrence G. Hutchins III, the squad leader, with premeditated murder, conspiracy, larceny, housebreaking, assault, kidnapping, obstruction of justice and three counts of making false official statements.

    • Cpl. Trent D. Thomas, with premeditated murder, conspiracy, larceny, housebreaking, assault, false official statement, housebreaking, kidnapping and obstruction of justice.

    • Cpl. Marshall L. Magincalda, with premeditated murder, conspiracy, larceny, assault, false official statement, housebreaking, kidnapping and obstruction of justice.

    • Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Melson J. Bacos, with premeditated murder, conspiracy, larceny, assault, false official statement, housebreaking, kidnapping and obstruction of justice.

    • Lance Cpl. Tyler A. Jackson, with premeditated murder, conspiracy, larceny, housebreaking, assault, housebreaking, kidnapping and obstruction of justice.

    • Lance Cpl. Jerry E. Shumate Jr., with premeditated murder, conspiracy, larceny, assault, housebreaking, kidnapping and obstruction of justice.

    • Lance Cpl. Robert B. Pennington, with premeditated murder, conspiracy, larceny, assault, housebreaking, kidnapping and obstruction of justice.

    • Pfc. John J. Jodka, with premeditated murder, conspiracy, larceny, assault, false official statement, housebreaking, kidnapping and obstruction of justice.

    The men were initially confined in Iraq on May 12. No dates for the initial Article 32 investigation hearings have been set, officials said. The eight men remain in the brig, where they are being held in solitary cells in an area called “special quarters.” The maximum punishment for premeditated murder is the death penalty, although Navarre said that “it is far too early to speculate” whether the prosecution would seek that sentence if any of them are convicted of murder.

    Four other members of their squad had been held to pretrial restriction on base. They have not been charged and are no longer restricted, although Marine Corps officials said the investigation was continuing. “They are performing appropriate duties,” said Navarre, noting “the commanding officer felt that pretrial restraint was no longer required.” The battalion remains in Iraq and is slated to return home in August.

    The prosecution of the eight men is likely to tax the legal resources available at Camp Pendleton, which routinely has had the largest legal caseload of the Corps’ military bases. Several attorneys representing the men attended the press conference and said that they had not yet been given copies of the official charges or any parts of the investigation. “We’ve seen no evidence,” said Marine Maj. Haytham Faraj, a defense attorney representing Thomas, who is married and was on his third deployment to Iraq. “We have not received the charge sheets yet.”

    Officials and attorneys declined to provide specifics of what their clients have told them or what has driven the Corps to make the charges.

    Rick Brannon, an attorney from Gainesville, Fla., representing Hutchins, said he was eager to see the charges and begin the discovery process to see what evidence and witness testimonies the government has received. “Until I do that, I don’t really know how the case will go,” Brannon said. The sergeant’s family “feel like their son is innocent, but of course they are scared,” Brannon said. Joseph H. Low, a Newport News attorney representing Magincalda, called them “baseless charges” driven by Iraqis who want money.

    The charges didn’t come as a surprise to David Brahms, a retired judge advocate general and attorney in Carlsbad, Calif., representing Pennington, who was eager “to get on with the fight” in court. Brahms noted other high-profile criminal cases that eventually led to acquittals or dismissed charges. “These are cases that at first blush are horrible charges,” he said. “This is a story within the rules (of engagement),” he added.


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    Comments on "3/5 Marines, corpsman charged with Iraqi civilian’s murder"

     

    Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:13 PM) : 

    I have found sites for 7 of the 8 charged so far.

    HM3 Melson A. Bacos http://www.patriotdefensefund.com/

    LCPL Tyler A. Jackson http://www.fightingfortyler.com/

    PFC John J. Jodka http://innocentmarine.com/

    CPL Marshall L. Magincalda http://www.helpdefendourmarine.com/

    LCPL Robert B. Pennington http://www.defendrob.com/

    CPL Trent Thomas http://www.defensefundformyhero.com

    LCPL Jerry Shumate http://friendsofjerry.blogspot.com/

     

    Anonymous Anonymous said ... (4:16 PM) : 

    and oops! then I saw you had 4 sites already listed in your sidebar.

     

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