Word: wuterich
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...STAFF SERGEANT FRANK WUTERICH The officer in charge that day, Wuterich (above) faces nine counts of voluntary manslaughter. His trial could begin as early as next week...
LIEUT. GENERAL SAMUEL HELLAND Helland has been overseeing the Haditha cases. Investigating officers have softened some of the charges--including Wuterich...
Prosecutors in the Haditha case have struggled to collect evidence. Ware outlined concerns with the available evidence in a previous Haditha report made public in July recommending charges against Lance Cpl. Justin Sharratt be dismissed. Sharratt was a member of Wuterich's squad the day of the killings. Ware noted that the families of the victims refused to allow the bodies to be exhumed for autopsies. Furthermore, wrote Ware, Iraqi witnesses had a motive to fabricate their stories because Marine units had paid out cash to other families of those killed. "Witness accounts are not credible," wrote Ware. "The Iraqis...
...Mattis's rulings have been favorable to the Marines. On August 9, Mattis decided not to bring charges against Sharratt. The general also dismissed dereliction of duty charges brought against Capt. Lucas McConnell, the company commander who oversaw Wuterich's squad and did not initially investigate the incident. Mattis said that "administrative measures are the appropriate response," limiting McConnell's punishment to a reprimand by his superiors rather than a trial in a criminal proceeding...
Mattis will decide in the next few weeks whether to move forward with the 17 counts of murder brought against Wuterich. It is unlikely, given the evidence, that Wuterich will be convicted of anything other than dereliction of duty, said the report. Mattis will make a similar decision on charges facing Lance Cpl. Stephen Tatum, a member of Wuterich's squad. Mattis will also decide whether to move forward with charges against batallion commander Lt. Col. Jeffrey Chessani. The investigating officer has recommended that Chessani face court-martial for dereliction of duty and other charges...