Army releases results of June courts-martial

The Army on Monday released summaries of the 59 courts-martial that concluded in June. Names of soldiers who were acquitted of all charges were not provided.

The verdicts, by judicial circuit:

First Judicial Circuit (Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states)
Fort Drum, New York, June 1:
Name: Staff Sgt. Thomas C. Richards
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of disobeying a lawful order, two specifications of rape of a child, two specifications of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one specification of sexual abuse of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 32 years, dishonorable discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 18 years.

Fort Eustis, Virginia, June 2:
Name: Not provided (private)
Acquittal: By a military judge of two specifications of sexual assault.

Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., June 9:
Name: Not provided (staff sergeant)
Acquittal: By a panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of abusive sexual contact.

Fort Campbell, Kentucky, June 9:
Name: Not provided (first lieutenant)
Acquittal: By a military judge of one specification of disobeying a superior commissioned officer, two specifications of rape, one specification of sexual assault, two specifications of assault consummated by a battery, two specifications of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman and two specifications of communicating a threat.

Fort Eustis, June 10:
Name: Sgt. Nkimo K. Clifton
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer members, contrary to his plea, of one specification of wrongfully using a controlled substance.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit $500 pay per month for one month, confined for 30 days.
Fort Knox, Kentucky, June 16:
Name: Sgt. 1st Class Aaron D. Jesko
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of aggravated sexual assault and two specifications of assault consummated by a battery. Contrary to his pleas, the accused was convicted of two specifications of rape, one specification of aggravated sexual assault and one specification of assault consummated by a battery.
Acquittal: One specification of rape, one specification of sexual assault, two specifications of aggravated assault and three specifications of assault consummated by a battery.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 18 years, dishonorable discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 12 years.

Fort McNair, June 22:
Name: Not provided (chief warrant officer 2)
Acquittal: By a military judge of one specification of conspiring to obstruct justice, one specification of rape, one specification of abusive sexual contact and one specification of obstructing justice.

Fort Campbell, June 28:
Name: Not provided (private first class)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of sexual assault.

Second Judicial Circuit (Southeast)
Fort Rucker, Alabama, June 7:
Name: Lt. Col. Christopher D. Wood
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his plea, of one specification of attempted lewd act on a child.
Acquittal: One specification of attempted rape of a child, one specification of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman and one specification of service-discrediting conduct.
Sentence: Confined for 10 months, dismissed from the service.
Fort Jackson, South Carolina, June 8:
Name: Pvt. Oshea D. Miller
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of absence without leave, one specification of striking a noncommissioned officer and five specifications of assault consummated by a battery.
Acquittal: One specification of aggravated assault.
Sentence: Confined for 13 months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Stewart, Georgia, June 8:
Name: Not provided (specialist)
Acquittal: By a military judge of two specifications of sexual assault.

Fort Stewart, June 10:
Name: Spc. Jason A. Kohlbek
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of four specifications of sexual abuse of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-3, confined for 15 months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 15:
Name: Not provided (staff sergeant)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of wrongfully using a controlled substance.

Fort Gordon, Georgia, June 16:
Name: Pvt. Franklin J. Johnson
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of disobeying a lawful order and one specification of drunk and disorderly conduct.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit half of a month’s pay for two months, confined for 90 days.

Fort Stewart, June 20:
Name: Pfc. Timothy C. Asay
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of rape of a child, two specifications of sexual assault of a child and two specifications of sexual abuse of a child.
Acquittal: Two specifications of rape of a child, six specifications of sexual assault of a child, one specification of sexual abuse of a child and one specification of forcible sodomy with a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E- 1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 32 years, dishonorable discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 20 years.

Fort Stewart, June 21:
Name: Pvt. Jacob G. Griego
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of disobeying a commissioned officer, eight specifications of sexual assault of a child, 11 specifications of sexual abuse of a child, one specification of producing child pornography, three specifications of enticing a minor to engage in sexually explicit conduct for the purpose of producing child pornography, one specification of possessing child pornography and two specifications of obstructing justice.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 25 years, dishonorable discharge.

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, June 21:
Name: Maj. Rafael Jovet-Ramos
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of fraudulent separation and two specifications of false official statement.
Sentence: Forfeit $3,000 pay per month for four months.

Fort Jackson, June 28:
Name: Not provided (sergeant first class)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of four specifications of maltreatment and one specification of abusive sexual contact.

Fort Stewart, June 29:
Name: Staff Sgt. Norman K. McNeal
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of sexual assault, four specifications of aggravated sexual abuse of a child and six specifications of indecent acts upon a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 20 years, dishonorable discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 10 years.

Third Judicial Circuit (Southwest and Midwest)
Fort Hood, Texas, June 1:
Name: Spc. Pablo Campos
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of disobeying a commissioned officer and one specification of assault consummated by a battery.
Sentence: Confined for 10 months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Sill, Oklahoma, June 2:
Name: Pvt. Brandon R. Hess
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of assault and three specifications of assault consummated by a battery. Contrary to his plea, the accused was convicted by a military judge of one specification of assault consummated by a battery.
Acquittal: Four specifications of sexual assault, one specification of assault, six specifications of assault consummated by a battery and one specification of service-discrediting conduct.
Sentence: Confined for 300 days.

Fort Hood, June 1:
Name: Sgt. Jason A. Schnelle
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of disobeying a commissioned officer, one specification of disobeying a lawful general regulation, two specifications of assault consummated by a battery, three specifications of aggravated assault, one specification of communicating a threat and one specification of child endangerment. Contrary to his plea, the accused was convicted of one specification of child endangerment.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 52 months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 45 months.

Fort Hood, June 2:
Name: Spc. Brandon L. Lewis
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of abusive sexual contact.
Acquittal: One specification of attempted sexual assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 45 days.

Fort Hood, June 3:
Name: Spc. Roberto Rabelo
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his plea, of one specification of absence without leave.
Sentence: Confined for 60 days, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Hood, June 6:
Name: Spc. John W. Perkins
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of desertion terminated by apprehension.
Sentence: Confined for two months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Hood, June 7:
Name: Pfc. Reginald E. Charles
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of desertion with intent to shirk important duty and avoid hazardous service terminated by apprehension.
Sentence: Confined for four months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Hood, June 10:
Name: Not provided (specialist)
Acquittal: By a military judge of two specifications of sexual assault.

Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, June 21:
Name: Not provided (major)
Acquittal: By a military judge of two specifications of aggravated sexual assault and two specifications of abusive sexual contact.

Fort Hood, June 22:
Name: Pvt. Cole J. Simone
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of wrongfully distributing a controlled substance and four specifications of wrongfully using a controlled substance.
Sentence: Confined for nine months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 90 days.

Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, June 22:
Name: Spc. Mikel K. W. Tillman
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his plea, of one specification of sexual assault.
Sentence: Confined for two years, dishonorable discharge.

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, June 29:
Name: Pvt. Brian K. Jewell II
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of disobeying a lawful general regulation, two specifications of drunken operation of a vehicle and one specification of possessing intoxicating liquor while under the age of 21.
Acquittal: One specification of consuming alcohol while under the age of 21 and one specification of leaving the scene of an accident.
Sentence: Confined for two months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Hood, June 30:
Name: Pfc. Eric S. Clinkscale
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his plea, of one specification of false official statement.
Acquittal: Two specifications of conspiracy, one specification of maiming and two specifications of aggravated assault.
Sentence: Forfeit $100 pay per month for two months, restricted for 30 days to the limits of Fort Hood, hard labor without confinement for 60 days.

Fourth Judicial Circuit (Far East and Far West)
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 2:
Name: Spc. Lateisha D. Parker-Sellers
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to her pleas, of 11 specifications of failure to report, one specification of absence without leave terminated by apprehension and two specifications of disobeying a noncommissioned officer.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit $1,033 pay per month for two months, confined for 60 days, bad-conduct discharge.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, June 3:
Name: Not provided (master sergeant)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of rape of a child, four specifications of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, one specification of indecent act with a child and two specifications of sodomy of a child.

Camp Casey, South Korea, June 6:
Name: Pfc. Marc Anthony C. Salonga
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of attempted production of child pornography, two specifications of attempted sexual abuse of a child, one specification of sexual abuse of a child, two specifications of possessing child pornography, three specifications of producing child pornography and three specifications of distributing child pornography.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 18 years, dishonorable discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 16 years.

Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, June 6:
Name: Spc. Shawn T. Pierce
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of three specifications of assault consummated by a battery.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for seven months, bad-conduct discharge. On

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, June 7:
Name: Sgt. Joseph R. Thurman
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of disobeying a lawful general regulation, two specifications of assault consummated by a battery and four specifications of unlawful entry.
Acquittal: One specification of unlawful entry.
Sentence: Confined for 16 months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Carson, Colorado, June 8:
Name: Sgt. Randen C. Harrington
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of service-discrediting conduct and one specification of adultery.
Sentence: Reprimand, reduced to the grade of E-3, restricted for 45 days to the limits of Fort Carson.

Fort Bliss, Texas, June 8:
Name: Spc. Gavin C. Hirsch
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of false official statement and one specification of assault consummated by a battery upon a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 20 months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Carson, June 10:
Name: Staff Sgt. Jeremy J. Edwards
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of aggravated sexual abuse of a child, one specification of aggravated sexual assault of a child, one specification of abusive sexual contact, two specifications of sexual abuse of a child, one specification of rape of a child, one specification of sodomy, one specification of adultery, one specification of possessing child pornography and one specification of aggravated incest.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 60 years, dishonorable discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 40 years.

Fort Carson, June 14:
Name: Pvt. Jonathan B. Polk
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of assault and two specifications of assault consummated by a battery upon a child.
Sentence: Confined for 10 months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Carson, June 15:
Name: Pfc. Adrian Gamez
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of desertion terminated by apprehension.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E- 1, confined for seven months, bad-conduct discharge.

Wheeler Army Airfield, June 16:
Name: Pfc. Jeffrey G. Eugene
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of attempted viewing of child pornography and four specifications of attempted indecent act with a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 26 months, dishonorable discharge.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 17:
Name: Sgt. Terrace L. Solomon
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of disobeying a commissioned officer, two specifications of insubordinate conduct toward a superior noncommissioned officer, two specifications of assault consummated by a battery upon a child, three specifications of assault consummated by a battery and one specification of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline and service-discrediting.
Acquittal: Two specifications of disobeying a commissioned officer and one specification of child endangerment.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 12 years, dishonorable discharge.

Fort Carson, June 17:
Name: Sgt. Tyler D. Milligan
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of conspiracy and three specifications of wrongfully disposing of military property.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 18 months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Bliss, June 20:
Name: Pfc. Bryant A. Zuniga
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of desertion with intent to shirk important service and one specification of absence without leave.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for four months, bad-conduct discharge.

Fort Carson, June 21:
Name: Spc. Riley W. Collier
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of disobeying a lawful general regulation and four specifications of obtaining services under false pretenses.
Sentence: Confined for 120 days, bad-conduct discharge.

Wheeler Army Airfield, June 23:
Name: Pfc. Keshawn A. Flournoy
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of sexual assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 38 months, dishonorable discharge.

Camp Foster, Japan, June 23:
Name: Not provided (private)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of sexual assault, two specifications of abusive sexual contact, one specification of assault consummated by a battery and one specification of unlawful entry.

Fort Carson, June 24:
Name: Sgt. Louis R. Quill
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer members, contrary to his plea, of one specification of sexual assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 30 months, dishonorable discharge.

Fort Bliss, June 27:
Name: Not provided (specialist)
Acquittal: By a military judge of four specifications of abusive sexual contact.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, June 27:
Name: Staff Sgt. Courtney L. Watts
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of seven specifications of larceny.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-4, confined for two months.

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, June 29:
Name: Spc. Uriel S. Garcia
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of aggravated assault and one specification of child endangerment.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 38 months, bad-conduct discharge.

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, June 30:
Name: Spc. Maryanaliza R. Ong-Lynch
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to her plea, of one specification of false official statement.
Acquittal: One specification of dereliction of duty and one specification of violating a lawful general regulation.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-3.

Fifth Judicial Circuit (Europe and Southwest Asia)
Stuttgart, Germany, June 1:
Name: Staff Sgt. Kevin O. Hill
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of attempted larceny and one specification of larceny.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit $1,000 pay per month for six months, confined for six months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to five months.

Vilseck, Germany, June 2:
Name: Sgt. 1st Class Nigel S. Jones
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of false official statement and two specifications of rape.
Acquittal: One specification of obstructing justice.
Sentence: Confined for three years, dishonorable discharge.

Vicenza, Italy, June 14:
Name: Sgt. Marcus A. Baca
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of disobeying a commissioned officer, one specification of drunken operation of a vehicle, one specification of rape of a child, one specification of sexual abuse of a child, one specification of assault consummated by a battery upon a child, one specification of possessing child pornography and one specification of incapacitation for duty through prior wrongful indulgence in intoxicating liquor.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 35 years, dishonorable discharge.

Vicenza, June 16:
Name: Not provided (sergeant)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of disrespect toward a commissioned officer, two specifications of maltreatment and three specifications of conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline and service-discrediting.

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, June 28:
Name: Pfc. Oscar M. Cartagena
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of resisting apprehension and two specifications of larceny.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit $1,000 pay per month for five months, confined for five months.