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Judge ordered release of US Marines jailed for not testifying on Iraqi detainee deaths [this day at law]
July 3, 2012 by Garrett Eisenhour
On July 3, 2008, a judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California ordered the release of two US Marines who had been jailed for refusing to testify about the deaths of Iraqi detainees during the Fallujah offensive in November 2004. The two Marines, Sgt. Ryan G Weemer and.... [more]

Military jury acquits Marine of all charges in Fallujah detainee killing
April 9, 2009 by Jaclyn Belczyk
A jury of US Marines acquitted Sgt. Ryan Weemer Thursday of one count of murder and one count of dereliction of duty for his involvement in the shooting death of a detained Iraqi insurgent during a Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-Iraq) November 2004 offensive in Fallujah. Weemer's defense lawyer....... [more]

US Marine sergeant pleads not guilty to killing Fallujah detainees
December 16, 2008 by Andrew Morgan
US Marine Sgt. Jermaine Nelson pleaded not guilty Monday in a military court at Camp Pendleton to charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty in connection with the November 2004 killing of four detained Iraqi insurgents. Nelson and another Marine, Sgt. Ryan Weemer, face charges.... [more]

Two US Marines held in contempt in Fallujah killings civil trial
August 23, 2008 by Steve Czajkowski
A judge for the US District Court for the Central District of California found two US Marines in contempt of court Friday after the two declined to testify against their former squad leader in a trial over the killing of Iraqi detainees during the Multinational Force-Iraq's November 2004 offensi....... [more]

Judge orders release of US Marines jailed for not testifying on Iraqi detainee deaths
July 4, 2008 by Nick Fiske
A US district court judge Thursday released two US Marines who had previously been jailed for refusing to testify about the deaths of Iraqi detainees during the November 2004 offensive in Fallujah. Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan G. Weemer and Sgt. Jermaine Nelson were held in contempt of court in June.... [more]

US Marine refuses to testify about Fallujah killings, is jailed for contempt
June 13, 2008 by Andrew Gilmore
A US District Court Judge Thursday ordered US Marine Corps Sgt. Ryan G. Weemer jailed for refusing to testify about the deaths of Iraqi detainees during the Multinational Force-Iraq's November 2004 offensive in Fallujah. Weemer reportedly refused to testify about the role of former Marine Sgt....... [more]

US Marine charged with murder in Fallujah detainee death
March 19, 2008 by Leslie Schulman
A US Marine sergeant was charged Tuesday with one count of murder and one count of dereliction of duty for his involvement in the shooting of a detained Iraqi insurgent during the Multinational National Force-Iraq's November 2004 offensive in Fallujah. Sgt. Ryan Weemer, who was a corporal at th....... [more]

Marines under investigation for alleged Iraqi prisoner killings in Fallujah
July 6, 2007 by Michael Sung
A US Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS) spokesperson has confirmed that up to 10 US Marines are currently under investigation for the alleged killing of at least eight Iraqi detainees during the Multinational National Force-Iraq's November 2004 offensive in Fallujah. The latest allegat....... [more]