Trial is scheduled to begin 8 December 2010 at Fort Bragg. The Judge has decisions pending on a suppression motion and a motion to dismiss an attempted rape charge for failure to state an offense. As FayObserver ‘observes:’ Spc. Aaron M. Pernell, 23, of Tulsa, Okla., is charged by military authorities with attempted rape, two…
Continue reading ›Washington Post reports: A U.S. soldier in Iraqis accused of fatally shooting two other American service members and injuring a third after an argument in Iraq’s Anbar province last week, the military said. WRAL.com reports: A military judge on Monday set a Dec. 8 trial date for an 82nd Airborne Division soldier charged in a…
Continue reading ›New York Times piece with a portion of video from Morlock’s confession. Washington Post on the Ramrod Five. A U.S. Army staff sergeant dreamed up a plan for fellow soldiers to kill three Afghan civilians this year because he was motivated by “pure hatred,” another soldier accused in the slayings has told investigators Here’s a…
Continue reading ›Huffington Post has a piece about MEJA. In the perpetual debate over legal accountability of, and prosecution if necessary, of private military and security contractors one often sees the arguments reduced to two simplistic arguments. PMSC opponents argue the contractors argue in a legal vacuum and with utter impunity. This is, of course, as anyone…
Continue reading ›From on the road. Air Force Times reports that: Air Force officials are investigating the Wisconsin National Guard’s top commander. Air Force press officials didn’t immediately respond Monday to requests for information on what prompted the Air Force Inspector General’s inquiry into Brig. Gen. Donald Dunbar or what it entails. WRAL.com reports that: The trial…
Continue reading ›Army Times reports that: Experts say Fort Bragg likely violated the First Amendment when it sought to prohibit reporters from identifying accusers at a soldier’s arraignment. The Observer doesn’t publish names of victims of sexual crimes. But Pernell faces charges other than sex crimes. The FayObserver writes: Lt. Col. Dave Connolly, an 82nd Airborne Division…
Continue reading ›FayObserver reports that: A Fort Bragg soldier accused of rape and break-ins on post, as well as in Cumberland County, is due in court Wednesday for an arraignment hearing. Aaron M. Pernell, 22, of Tulsa, Okla., is charged by the military with two counts of rape, one count of attempted rape, one count of assault…
Continue reading ›1. What ever happened to the Coast Guard O-6 in Alaska pending GCM for a host of offenses. The former Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Commander was awarded the maximum allowable punishment at an Admiral’s Mast Friday and will retire on July 1 in the grade of lieutenant with a general discharge in lieu of trial…
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