Fort Bragg paratrooper acquitted of charges related to gunfight in Syria

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Fort Bragg paratrooper acquitted of charges related to gunfight in Syria​

Kyle Rempfer | The Army Times - 8h ago


"Sgt. 1st Class Robert Nicoson, the paratrooper who was accused of leading a patrol into an unnecessary gunfight in Syria before ordering troops to delete videos of the incident, was acquitted of all charges Friday evening after a court-martial at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
The soldier’s civilian defense attorney, Phillip Stackhouse, argued that the patrol had briefed leaders that it would go to the checkpoint and the alleged threats Nicoson made were intended to deter an attack. Accusations that Nicoson tried to cover up the incident ultimately lost traction, as well. “He was fully acquitted of all of the allegations,” Stackhouse told Army Times."
 
What’s worse is the the platoon leader who was in the first vehicle was not even charged. The sgt. was in the rear vehicle of the convoy.
 
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