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A military jury Thursday acquitted an Army sergeant of premeditated murder in the death of an unarmed Iraqi insurgent who was killed in a village overrun by al Qaeda operatives.The family of Sgt. Leonardo Trevino gasped, clapped and sobbed after the verdict in his court-martial was read. The 31-year-old from San Anto stanley flasche nio also was cleared on charges of attempted murder, solicitation to commit murder and three counts of obstruction of justice.Trevino, who had testified in his own defense, said he felt betrayed by the soldiers who had testified against him but that he held no ill will toward the Army. I can stand here and say I m proud to wear the uniform, he said after tearful embraces with his relatives.The seven-member jury deliberated a stanley cups n hour Thursday after lengthy closing arguments that spilled into the afternoon session. The jury s decision did not have to be unanimous; at least two-thirds had to agree on a decision. Military prosecutors said in closing arguments that the killing last summer in Iraq was unjustified because the insurgent, whose name U.S. authorities never learned, was severely wounded from a gun battle and posed no threat. Trevino s attorneys said he followed the rules of engagement because he thought the al Qaeda insurgent was stanley thermobecher reaching for a gun.We ve got to stop micromanaging how troops on the ground react, defense attorney Richard V. Stevens told jurors. You re always reacting and you have to, and if you Kfml Living in a school bus This man makes it happen
A suspect has been arrested in the package bombing at a church in Beaumont, Texas, as well as a bomb found outside a Starb adidas campus ucks coffee shop that did not detonate, authorities said Friday.Jonathan M. Torres, 40, of Beaumont, was charged Friday with use of an explosive to cause property damage; possession of an unregistered destructive device improvised destructive device ; and mailing a threatening communication, according to court records.Torres first court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday. CNN is trying to reach a representative for Torres. Based on what we found inside the suspect s home, this suspect had the resources and the ability to continue building these devices, and the incidents were increasing in their destructive impact, said Joe Brown, US attorney in the mizuno running Eastern District of Texas.Edward Michel, FBI assistant special agent in charge, said, We don t have any reason to believe there are any other devices out there, and we have mitigated this threat. Authorities shared little information about Torres. He goes to a job and does not live alone, said Fred Milanowski of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He gave no other details. Explosion outside churchThe package exploded outside on the front steps of St. Stephen s Episcopal Church on May 9 or 10, two weeks after another package bomb was found outside a co adidas samba og ffee shop in the southeastern Texas city and rendered safe. At this point, we believe the two devices are connected, Officer
A military jury Thursday acquitted an Army sergeant of premeditated murder in the death of an unarmed Iraqi insurgent who was killed in a village overrun by al Qaeda operatives.The family of Sgt. Leonardo Trevino gasped, clapped and sobbed after the verdict in his court-martial was read. The 31-year-old from San Anto stanley flasche nio also was cleared on charges of attempted murder, solicitation to commit murder and three counts of obstruction of justice.Trevino, who had testified in his own defense, said he felt betrayed by the soldiers who had testified against him but that he held no ill will toward the Army. I can stand here and say I m proud to wear the uniform, he said after tearful embraces with his relatives.The seven-member jury deliberated a stanley cups n hour Thursday after lengthy closing arguments that spilled into the afternoon session. The jury s decision did not have to be unanimous; at least two-thirds had to agree on a decision. Military prosecutors said in closing arguments that the killing last summer in Iraq was unjustified because the insurgent, whose name U.S. authorities never learned, was severely wounded from a gun battle and posed no threat. Trevino s attorneys said he followed the rules of engagement because he thought the al Qaeda insurgent was stanley thermobecher reaching for a gun.We ve got to stop micromanaging how troops on the ground react, defense attorney Richard V. Stevens told jurors. You re always reacting and you have to, and if you Kfml Living in a school bus This man makes it happen
A suspect has been arrested in the package bombing at a church in Beaumont, Texas, as well as a bomb found outside a Starb adidas campus ucks coffee shop that did not detonate, authorities said Friday.Jonathan M. Torres, 40, of Beaumont, was charged Friday with use of an explosive to cause property damage; possession of an unregistered destructive device improvised destructive device ; and mailing a threatening communication, according to court records.Torres first court appearance is scheduled for Tuesday. CNN is trying to reach a representative for Torres. Based on what we found inside the suspect s home, this suspect had the resources and the ability to continue building these devices, and the incidents were increasing in their destructive impact, said Joe Brown, US attorney in the mizuno running Eastern District of Texas.Edward Michel, FBI assistant special agent in charge, said, We don t have any reason to believe there are any other devices out there, and we have mitigated this threat. Authorities shared little information about Torres. He goes to a job and does not live alone, said Fred Milanowski of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. He gave no other details. Explosion outside churchThe package exploded outside on the front steps of St. Stephen s Episcopal Church on May 9 or 10, two weeks after another package bomb was found outside a co adidas samba og ffee shop in the southeastern Texas city and rendered safe. At this point, we believe the two devices are connected, Officer