Tagged: War crimes

3:14pm

Fri September 23, 2011
War in Afghanistan

Boise 'kill team' soldier sentenced to seven years

Credit Northwest News Network

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – A young Army private from Boise has been sentenced to a maximum of seven years in a military prison for murder and other crimes while deployed to Afghanistan. Private First Class Andrew Holmes admitted to shooting an unarmed 15-year-old Afghan boy.

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7:55am

Thu March 24, 2011
Afghan War Crimes

Soldier sentenced to 24 years for war crimes

Credit Austin Jenkins / N3

A Washington-based soldier has been sentenced to 24-years in prison for killing unarmed civilians in Afghanistan. Specialist Jeremy Morlock pleaded guilty to three counts of premeditated murder and other crimes.

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