The Army has released summaries of 42 court-martial verdicts reached during February. Names of soldiers who were acquitted of all charges were not provided. The results, grouped by judicial circuit:
First Judicial Circuit (Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states)
Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., Feb. 10:
Name: Staff Sgt. David I. Martinez
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of sexual assault of a child and four specifications of sexual abuse of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 12 years, dishonorable discharge.
Fort Drum, New York, Feb. 10:
Name: Sgt. 1st Class Marlin P. Shupp Jr.
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of three specifications of aggravated sexual assault of a child, one specification of forcible sodomy of a child and three specifications of committing an indecent act with a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 14 years, dishonorable discharge.
Fort McNair, Feb. 11:
Name: Staff Sgt. David M. Ozoskey
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of attempting to commit a lewd act with a child and one specification of attempted enticement of a minor.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 75 days, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Feb. 18:
Name: Pvt. Christopher R. Murphy
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of sexual assault, two specifications of abusive sexual contact and one specification of indecent viewing.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 42 months, dishonorable discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to two years.
Fort Campbell, Feb. 22:
Name: Pfc. Cornell Hurley Jr.
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of attempted unpremeditated murder, one specification of unpremeditated murder, and two specifications of aggravated assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 25 years, dishonorable discharge.
Fort Drum, Feb. 26:
Name: Spc. Jonathon M. Witcher
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of sexual assault of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for seven years, dishonorable discharge.
Second Judicial Circuit (Southeast)
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Feb. 3:
Name: Pvt. Johnathan R. Murillo
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of absence without leave.
Sentence: Confined for eight months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to five months.
Fort Jackson, South Carolina, Feb. 9:
Name: Staff Sgt. Mario E. Fernandez
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of four specifications of failure to obey a lawful general regulation.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Bragg, Feb. 10:
Name: Spc. Joseph R. Sparks
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of four specifications of conspiracy to commit larceny, three specifications of larceny, one specification of larceny of military property and two specifications of unlawful entry.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 30 months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 26 months.
Fort Bragg, Feb. 18:
Name: Staff Sgt. Walson Florvilus
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of maltreatment, one specification of abusive sexual contact and two specifications of assault consummated by battery.
Acquittal: One specification of maltreatment.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for three months.
Fort Bragg, Feb. 19:
Name: Not given (specialist)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of three specifications of sexual assault and two specifications of assault consummated by battery.
Fort Bragg, Feb. 26:
Name: Pfc. Jonathan E. Nava Jr.
Conviction: By military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of false official statement. Contrary to his plea, the accused was convicted by a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of sexual assault.
Acquittal: One specification of abusive sexual contact.
Sentence: Confined for two years, bad-conduct discharge.
Third Judicial Circuit (Southwest and Midwest)
Fort Polk, Louisiana, Feb. 9:
Name: Spc. Bruce W. Wimberly
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his plea, of one specification of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for two years, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Feb. 10:
Name: Pvt. Justyn M. Mack
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of fraudulent enlistment, one specification of failure to obey a lawful general regulation and one specification of indecent language. Contrary to his plea, the accused was convicted by a military judge of one specification of sexual assault.
Acquittal: One specification of indecent language.
Sentence: Confined for 30 months, dishonorable discharge.
Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, Feb. 17:
Name: Pvt. Elijah A. Whyte
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of disrespect toward a superior noncommissioned officer and two specifications of assaulting a superior noncommissioned officer.
Sentence: Confined for 60 days.
Fort Polk, Feb. 18:
Name: Not provided (staff sergeant)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of five specifications of rape, one specification of forcible sodomy, two specifications of assault consummated by battery and one specification of communicating indecent language.
Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 18:
Name: Sgt. Steven M. Crim
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of desertion and one specification of false official statement.
Acquittal: One specification of aggravated sexual assault, two specifications of abusive sexual contact and one specification of forcible sodomy.
Sentence: Confined for 360 days, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Hood, Feb. 22:
Name: Pvt. Timothy R. Matthews
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of false official statement, one specification of larceny and one specification of impersonating a government official.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for six months.
Fort Polk, Feb. 23:
Name: Sgt. Robert J. Casados
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of violation of a lawful general regulation, one specification of maltreatment, one specification of false official statement and one specification of wrongful use of a controlled substance.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Hood, Feb. 25:
Name: Spc. Quincey R. Lindsey
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of aggravated assault and one specification of assault consummated by battery.
Acquittal: Two specifications of attempted murder, one specification of wrongfully using provoking words and one specification of obstruction of justice.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-3.
Fort Hood, Feb. 26:
Name: Spc. Scott W. Koch
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of three specifications of violating a lawful general regulation, one specification of abusive sexual contact of a child and one specification of sexual abuse a child.
Acquittal: One specification of taking indecent liberties with a child, three specifications of rape of a child, one specification of sexual assault of a child, one specification of sexual abuse of a child and one specification of assault consummated by a battery of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for eight years, dishonorable discharge.
Fort Hood, Feb. 29:
Name: Pvt. Nicholas D. Carpenter
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of desertion and one specification of absence without leave.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for seven months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to five months.
Fort Leonard Wood, Feb. 29:
Name: Staff Sgt. Eric C. Hargrove
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of aggravated assault and one specification of wrongful discharge of a firearm.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-4, confined for 45 days, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Sill, Feb. 29:
Name: Spc. Khristopher M. Villar
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of three specifications of assault consummated by battery and two specifications of indecent language.
Acquittal: Two specifications of abusive sexual contact.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, bad-conduct discharge.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Far East and Far West)
Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 3:
Name: Spc. Anthony K. Bickerstaff II
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his plea, of one specification of sexual abuse of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 42 months, dishonorable discharge.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Feb. 10:
Name: Spc. Nicholas R. Carlin
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of attempting to disobey a superior commissioned officer, two specifications of disobeying a superior commissioned officer, 13 specifications of rape of a child, five specifications of sexual abuse of a child, 12 specifications of wrongfully producing child pornography and two specifications of wrongfully possessing child pornography. Contrary to his pleas, the accused was convicted of one specification of false official statement and one specification of rape.
Acquittal: One specification of disobeying a superior commissioned officer.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 32 years, dishonorable discharge.
Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 12:
Name: Spc. Christopher L. Aaron
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officers and enlisted members, contrary to his plea, of one specification of assault consummated by battery.
Acquittal: One specification of rape, two specifications of sexual assault and three specifications of assault consummated by battery.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 30 days, bad-conduct discharge.
Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Feb. 12:
Name: Master Sgt. Christopher C. Sirignano
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of false official statement, one specification of assault consummated by battery and one specification of adultery.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-7, confined for 60 days.
Wheeler Army Airfield, Feb. 16:
Name: Spc. Jeremy A. Snider
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of absence without leave, four specifications of failure to go to his appointed place of duty, two specifications of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, four specifications of wrongful use of a controlled substance and one specification of assault consummated by battery.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for nine months, bad-conduct discharge.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Feb. 16:
Name: Not provided (private first class)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of rape.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Feb. 17:
Name: Not provided (private)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of five specifications of sexual assault.
Camp Foster, Japan, Feb. 18:
Name: Pvt. Fredrick K. Dixon
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of 13 specifications of failure to go to his appointed place of duty, two specifications of failure to obey a lawful order, three specifications of failure to obey a lawful general order, three specification of the wrongful use of a controlled substance and three specifications of dishonorably failing to pay a debt.
Sentence: Confined for 245 days, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Bliss, Feb. 22:
Name: Sgt. Kevin H. Ryland
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of conspiracy, one specification of dereliction of duty, two specifications of false official statement and one specification of altering an official pass.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-4, forfeit $500 pay per month for two months, 45 days hard labor without confinement, reprimanded.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Feb. 23:
Name: Spc. Nathaniel D. Jackson
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of absence without leave.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, bad-conduct discharge.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Feb. 24:
Name: Spc. Jordan T. Elie
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officers and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of attempted abusive sexual contact and one specification of sexual assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 42 months, dishonorable discharge.
Wheeler Army Airfield, Feb. 24:
Name: Sgt. Luis A. Rios
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of assault consummated by a battery.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for three months, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Carson, Colorado, Feb. 25:
Name: Staff Sgt. Brock J. Ernst
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of failure to obey a lawful general regulation, one specification of wrongfully endeavoring to alter testimony and one specification of soliciting another to commit the offense of driving while drunk.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-3, bad-conduct discharge
Wheeler Army Airfield, Feb. 26:
Name: Staff Sgt. Matthew E. Campbell
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of dereliction of duty and one specification of false official statement.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-5, reprimanded.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Europe and Southwest Asia)
Vilseck, Germany, Feb. 10:
Name: Pvt. Daniel J. Boyd
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of absence without leave terminated by apprehension and one specification of wrongful use of methamphetamine.
Acquittal: One specification of false official statement and two specifications of sexual assault.
Sentence: Confined for 127 days, bad-conduct discharge.
Vilseck, Feb. 17:
Name: Sgt. 1st Class John T. Bracken
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of failure to obey a lawful general regulation, one specification of stalking, one specification of adultery and one specification of communicating a threat.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-5.
Kaiserslautern, Germany, Feb. 19:
Name: Pvt. Kellan D. Mark
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officers and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of abusive sexual contact, two specifications of assault consummated by a battery, one specification of assault with intent to commit rape, and three specifications of communicating a threat.
Acquittal: One specification of attempted sexual assault, one specification of abusive sexual contact and one specification of assault with intent to commit rape.
Sentence: Confined for five years, dishonorable discharge.
Vicenza, Italy, Feb. 23:
Name: Staff Sgt. Daryll L. Lawrence
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of six specifications of false official statement, two specifications of larceny of military property, one specification of simple assault, one specification of assault consummated by battery, one specification of fraud against the U.S., one specification of adultery and one specification of obstruction of justice.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 18 months, dishonorable discharge.
