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Jury selected in trial of Marine Raider charged in Green Beret’s death
The Marine gunnery sergeant faces a life sentence if convicted of murder in the strangulation death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in 2017.
By Todd South
Latest "Navy crime" stories
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Judge warns about use of embarrassing sex terms in Marine’s murder trial of Green Beret
Military judge to decide if statements discussing sexually embarrassing acts can be shared with jury.
By Todd South
Navy SEAL gets 10 years in strangulation death of Army Green Beret staff sergeant
One more defendant, a Marine Raider, goes to trial Feb. 1 in the death of Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Bamako, Mali, in June 2017.
By Todd South
Navy SEAL agrees to plead guilty in strangulation death of Army Green Beret staff sergeant
One defendant remains scheduled for trial in the 2017 case.
By Todd South
New in 2021: Murder trials set for Navy SEAL and Marine Raider in death of Green Beret
Two other co-defendants already have pleaded guilty in the case.
By Todd South