Navy SEAL accused of killing ISIS teen will plead not guilty

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Navy SEAL accused of killing ISIS teen will plead not guilty

By JULIE WATSON
January 4, 2019

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A decorated Navy SEAL is facing charges of premeditated murder and other crimes in the stabbing death of a teenage Islamic State prisoner under his care in Iraq last year and the shooting of unarmed Iraqi civilians.

Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher plans to plead not guilty to all the charges Friday during an arraignment hearing at Naval Base San Diego, his attorney, Phil Stackhouse, said.

The case stands out because of the seriousness of the allegations against an elite special warfare operator and because prosecutors’ case includes the accounts of fellow Navy SEALs, an extremely tight-knit group even by military standards.

Stackhouse said his client is being falsely accused by disgruntled SEALs who wanted to get rid of a demanding platoon leader. Gallagher was awarded the Bronze Star twice.

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[itsrobert]

1. Doesn't add up.

"Stackhouse said his client is being falsely accused by disgruntled SEALs who wanted to get rid of a demanding platoon leader. "

That doesn't pass the smell test. SEALs do this job because they like the challenge, they don't go into this career because it's soft duty.