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| Pa. Guardsman cleared of charges in death of unarmed Iraqi |
| 2006-07-24 |
| BAGHDAD (AP) — The U.S. military has dismissed all charges against a Pennsylvania National Guardsman accused of killing an unarmed Iraq civilian near Ramadi, finding that the soldier had reason to believe the man had a weapon. Spc. Nathan Lynn, 21, of South Williamsport, Pa., was accused of voluntary manslaughter and conspiracy to obstruct justice over the death of Gani Ahmed Zaben during a Feb. 15 raid on a suspect's house. Lynn will return to his unit soon, U.S. military officials in Baghdad said Sunday. "I'm tickled pink," Lynn's grandmother, Shirley Lynn, told The Patriot-News of Harrisburg. "It's the way it should be. Nate's not that type of kid. He's always been a good boy." Another soldier, Sgt. Milton Ortiz Jr., 36, of Islip, N.Y., still faces one count of obstructing justice for allegedly conspiring with another soldier to put an AK-47 near the Iraqi's body. An Article 32 — the military equivalent of a grand jury hearing — concluded last week. Lynn and Ortiz belonged to a combat team whose members began returning home last month. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #2 Always watch out fro the obstruction of justice charge. That is why I will never cooperate with the authorities. They want to ask me a question? I need a lawyer. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-24 07:17 |
| #1 This is really good news. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-07-24 05:10 |