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Sgt. ordered to trial in Fallujah killing
The Associated Press
Posted : Friday May 16, 2008 15:23:17 EDT
Posted : Friday May 16, 2008 15:23:17 EDT
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A Camp Pendleton Marine has been ordered to be tried for murder in the killing of an unarmed detainee in Fallujah, Iraq.
Sgt. Jermaine Nelson is among three Marines accused of shooting unarmed captives in November 2004, during some of the heaviest fighting of the war.
The 26-year-old Marine told investigators in March 2007 that his squad leader demanded help shooting four detainees after guns were found in the house where the Iraqis were held.
Nelson’s attorney, Joseph Low, has said Nelson obeyed what he perceived as an order.
Nelson is charged with a single count of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty. He faces life in prison if convicted.
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