During the first day of testimony, the prosecution called LCpl Humberto Mendoza to the witness stand. LCpl Mendoza testified that he never saw SSgt Wuterich kill any Iraqis inside either of the two home, that 19 November 2005, in the town of Haditha, Iraq. LCpl Mendoza finished his testimony by stating “I think he’s a great Marine, sir,” after questioned about his opinion of SSgt Wuterich.
This began the Government’s presentation of evidence against Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich in his... Read Full Story
Laura Ingraham , who now hosts the "Just In" show on FOX NEWS and her guest Michelle Malkin , the Conservative blogger, were ecstatic over the news a military Judge dismissed the charges against a Marine officer who had been charged with allowing his troops to murder innocent Iraqi civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Ingraham neatly sidestepped one very important point in the court ruling. Namely, the one Marine who led the assault on the Iraqi civilians is still facing charges. To set the record... Read Full Story
The Article 32 investigation for Sgt Frank Wuterich, USMC, is set to begin on 30AUG07 aboard Camp Pendleton. LtCol Ware will be the investigating officer. LtCol Ware was the investigating officer for LCpl Stephen B. Tatum and and LCpl Justin L. Sharratt , in both cases he recommended no charges .
Sgt Wuterich’s lawyer, Neal Puckett , a retired Marine Corps lawyer, said Sgt Wuterich “has nothing to hide. We have faith that the military justice system will support split-second decisions... Read Full Story
After having his Article 32 investigation reopened , two additional charges for dereliction of duty have been add against Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Chessani. LtCol Chessani was the battalion commander of the Marines involved in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Hadita , Iraq.
The Investigating Officer, Col Conlin , in LtCol Chessani’s case had originally recommended three charges for violations of Article 92 of the UCMJ , for dereliction of duty and violation of a lawful order... Read Full Story
Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich is facing a court-martial for his involvement in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha, Iraq.
The prosecution in the court-martial of SSgt Wuterich had sought to subpoena portions of an interview he did with 60 Minutes. The military judge rejected the subpoena. The prosecution appealed the military [...] Read Full Story
The Staff Judge Advocate, SJA, - the senior legal adviser , roughly equivalent to in-house counsel for a business - for LtGen Mattis removed himself form the case of LCpl Tatum. The SJA, LtCol Bill Riggs , contacted LtCol Ware and criticized him for holding the government to too high of a standard when evaluating the charges against LCpl Tatum . LtCol Ware replied, via e-mail, “I viewed Lt. Col. Riggs’ comments as inappropriate and imprudent. … I was … offended and surprised by this... Read Full Story
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LtCol P.J. Ware, USMC, filed the report of his investigation into charges against LCpl Stephen B. Tatum, wherein he recommended no criminal charges. LtCol Ware characterized the shootings as tragedies, but LCpl Tatum did not violate the law.
LtCol Ware previously recommended no charges be brought against LCpl Justin L. Sharratt. LtGen Mattis accepted the recommendations and dropped the charges against LCpl Sharratt . The decision to send LCpl Tatum to a court-martial now rests with LtGen... Read Full Story
Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich's lawsuit against Congressman John Murtha, regarding statements the congressman made about the deaths of civilians in Haditha, Iraq, has been dismissed. Read Full Story
In a hearing on 17JUN08, a military judge, Col Stephen Folsom, USMC, dismissed all charges against LtCol Jeffrey Chessani. Col Folsom ruled that the decision to charge LtCol Chessani was a product of unlawful command influence (UCI). Col Folsom ruled,
the participation of Col. John Ewers as an investigator and report writer in the [...] Read Full Story
