Military jury finds Navy SEAL not guilty in the fatal stabbing of an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq.
Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, left, walks with his wife, Andrea Gallagher as they arrive to military court on Naval Base San Diego, Monday, July 1, 2019, in San Diego. The trial continued Monday in the court-martial of the decorated Navy SEAL, who is accused of stabbing to death a wounded teenage Islamic State prisoner and wounding two civilians in Iraq in 2017. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and attempted murder, charges that carry a potential life sentence.
Gallagher was accused of fatally stabbing an Islamic State prisoner who had been wounded by an airstrike in Iraq in 2017 and other crimes.A military jury in San Diego has resumed deliberating murder and other charges against a Navy SEAL after a partial review of testimony. The jury of five Marines and two sailors asked for a review of recorded testimony by Lt. Thomas MacNeil, who was part of the SEAL team and was Gallagher’s roommate.A jury has resumed deliberating the case of a decorated Navy SEAL accused of fatally stabbing a captive under his care in Iraq and shooting civilians in separate incidents in 2017.
A military prosecutor asserted the proof of Gallagher’s guilt is his own words, his own photos and the testimony of his fellow troops. Defense lawyers called the case a “mutiny” by entitled, junior SEALs trying to oust a demanding chief.The case of a decorated Navy SEAL charged with murder and other crimes in Iraq is in the hands of a jury.
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