Soldier dodges prison time for beating detainee with ball bat
Iraqi detainee was struck with a baseball bat Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007 FORT LEE, Va. — A U.S. soldier who had faced more than 20 years on charges related to the beating of an Iraqi detainee with a baseball bat and trying to cover it up will be reprimanded instead of being sent to prison. […]
Sergeant guilty of assaulting detainee gets lightest possible sentence
The food-service specialist gets the lightest possible sentence: a reprimand Wednesday, Aug 15, 2007 By PETER BACQUE FORT LEE — A soldier convicted of abusing a detainee in Iraq has received the lightest punishment allowed. A military jury yesterday sentenced Sgt. 1st Class Timothy L. Drake to be reprimanded for assault and battery of an […]