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San Diego Union-Tribune
October 3, 2008
CAMP PENDLETON--A military judge has granted prosecutors a delay in the case of a Marine accused of killing an unarmed captive during a battle in Fallujah, Iraq.
Ryan Weemer, a sergeant based at Camp Pendleton, is charged with murder and dereliction of duty for allegedly shooting to death a detainee in a house Nov. 9, 2004. Another member of his squad faces similar charges.
During a two-day pretrial hearing that concluded Wednesday at Camp Pendleton, the prosecution asked the judge – Lt. Col. Thomas Sanzi – to postpone Weemer's court-martial.
Sanzi agreed to have the trial pushed back to Jan. 12. In the meantime, he will consider the defense team's request to suppress self-incriminating statements that Weemer gave to investigators.
The defense also asked for a jury composed entirely of Marine officers.
--Rick Rogers
October 3, 2008
CAMP PENDLETON--A military judge has granted prosecutors a delay in the case of a Marine accused of killing an unarmed captive during a battle in Fallujah, Iraq.
Ryan Weemer, a sergeant based at Camp Pendleton, is charged with murder and dereliction of duty for allegedly shooting to death a detainee in a house Nov. 9, 2004. Another member of his squad faces similar charges.
During a two-day pretrial hearing that concluded Wednesday at Camp Pendleton, the prosecution asked the judge – Lt. Col. Thomas Sanzi – to postpone Weemer's court-martial.
Sanzi agreed to have the trial pushed back to Jan. 12. In the meantime, he will consider the defense team's request to suppress self-incriminating statements that Weemer gave to investigators.
The defense also asked for a jury composed entirely of Marine officers.
--Rick Rogers