The Army on Tuesday released summarized results of courts-martial that concluded in October. Names of soldiers who were acquitted of all charges were not provided. Verdicts and details from the 47 reported cases, grouped by judicial circuit:
First Judicial Circuit (Northeast and mid-Atlantic states)
Fort Drum, New York, Oct. 2:
Name: Staff Sgt. Pedro Castillo
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his plea, of one specification of sexual abuse of a child.
Acquittal: An additional specification of sexual abuse of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for six months.
Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Oct. 7:
Name: Not provided (private)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of rape and one specification of abusive sexual contact.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, Oct. 13:
Name: Sgt. Gregory R. Gootee
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of assault consummated by battery.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-4, confined for 30 days, reprimanded. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement disapproved the confinement.
Fort Campbell, Oct. 21:
Name: Pvt. Cole S. Covey
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of sexual assault.
Acquittal: Four additional specifications of sexual assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit $500 pay per month for 18 months, confined for 18 months, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Campbell, Oct. 28:
Name: Cpl. Lucas C. Haun
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer members, contrary to his plea, of one specification of maltreatment.
Acquittal: Two additional specifications of maltreatment, two specifications of assault with an unloaded firearm, one specification of assault with a loaded firearm and one specification of wrongfully communicating a threat.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-3, restricted for 30 days, perform hard labor without confinement for 30 days.
Fort Benning, Georgia, Oct. 6:
Name: Sgt. 1st Class Fred W. Saunders
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of maltreatment and one specification of assault consummated by battery.
Acquittal: One specification of dereliction of duty, two specifications of maltreatment, and one specification of abusive sexual contact.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-6, reprimanded.
Fort Bragg, Oct. 20:
Name: Sgt. Patrick T. Podobnik
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of five specifications of sexual assault of a child and one specification of larceny of military property.
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 15 years.
Fort Gordon, Georgia, Oct. 21:
Name: Not given (specialist)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of rape.
Fort Benning, Oct. 22:
Name: Spc. Dorianta J. Beauford
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officers and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of aggravated assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for two years, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Bragg, Oct. 29:
Name: Pvt. Michael B. Blassingame
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of false official statement and two specifications of abusive sexual contact.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 16 months, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Bragg, Oct. 29:
Name: Sgt. Jose F. Parra
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of sexual abuse of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 30 months, dishonorable discharge.
Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 30:
Name: Pfc. Christopher T. Hood
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of false official statement and one specification of abusive sexual contact.
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of two specifications of sexual assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit $773 pay per month for three months, confined for 90 days.
Third Judicial Circuit (Southwest and Midwest)
Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 1:
Name: Spc. Brett E. Ezzell
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of conspiracy to wrongfully distribute cocaine, three specifications of wrongful distribution of cocaine and one specification of wrongful use of cocaine.
Sentence: Confined for seven months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to six months.
Fort Carson, Colorado, Oct. 6:
Name: Spc. Nicholas D. Thames
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of possession of child pornography.
Sentence: Confined for 10 months, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Hood, Oct. 7:
Name: Spc. Brandon L. Deason
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of absence without leave, two specifications of violating a lawful general regulation, one specification of false official statement and one specification of sexual assault.
Acquittal: One specification of wrongfully recording the private area of another, one specification of indecent exposure, one specification of production of child pornography, one specification of distribution of child pornography and one specification of obstruction of justice.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E- 1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 210 days, dishonorable discharge.
Fort Riley, Kansas, Oct. 16:
Name: Spc. Dustin L. Clay
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of drunken operation of a vehicle.
Acquittal: One specification of driving with an open alcoholic container.
Sentence: Confined for five months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to three months.
Fort Riley, Oct. 19:
Name: Staff Sgt. Phillip A. Elder
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of failure to obey a lawful general regulation and one specification of maltreatment.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 90 days.
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Oct. 20:
Name: Chief Warrant Officer 4 Elmer F. Hoffmann
Conviction: By military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of absence without leave and one specification of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
Acquittal: One specification of false official statement.
Sentence: Confined for three months, reprimanded.
Fort Hood, Oct. 20:
Name: Pvt. Cassandra M. Riley
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to her plea, of one specification of larceny of military property.
Acquittal: One specification of attempted larceny and two specifications of false official statement.
Sentence: Bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Hood, Oct. 23:
Name: Pvt. Thomas Rodgers
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of conspiracy to wrongfully distribute controlled substances, four specifications of violating a lawful command of a superior commissioned officer, one specification of false official statement, four specifications of wrongful use of a controlled substance, two specifications of wrongful distribution of a controlled substance and one specification of wrongful possession of a controlled substance.
Sentence: Forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for 18 months, dishonorable discharge.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Far East and Far West)
Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 5:
Name: Sgt. Terrance D. Hewitt
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of false official statement and one specification of sexual assault.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for nine months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to eight months.
Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, Oct. 6:
Name: Spc. Mathew S. DeJesus
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of false official statement, one specification of possession of child pornography and one specification of wrongfully impeding an investigation.
Acquittal: One specification of possession of obscene visual depictions of minors.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for two years, dishonorable discharge.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Oct. 6:
Name: Sgt. William L. Knight Jr.
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of three specifications of possession of child pornography.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 20 months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 12 months.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 7:
Name: Sgt. 1st Class Adam L. Beadle
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, six specifications of false official statement and one specification of larceny of military property.
Sentence: Reprimanded.
Fort Bliss, Oct. 8:
Name: Capt. Quintin A. Gilbert
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of nine specifications of wrongfully recording the private area of another and one specification of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman.
Acquittal: One specification of wrongfully viewing the private area of another.
Sentence: Confined for three years, dismissed from the service.
Camp Casey, South Korea, Oct. 8:
Name: Not provided (specialist)
Acquittal: By a military judge of one specification of sexual assault.
Army Garrison Yongsan, South Korea, Oct. 9:
Name: Pvt. Marques D. Entzminger
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of indecent exposure, two specifications of wrongfully communicating indecent language and two specifications of wrongfully communicating a threat.
Sentence: Confined for 16 months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 13 months.
Camp Humphreys, Oct. 14:
Name: Sgt. Anthony J. Patton
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of maltreatment and one specification of wrongfully accessing the barracks CCTV system.
Acquittal: One specification of disobeying a lawful order, one specification of maltreatment, one specification of aggravated sexual contact, one specification of abusive sexual contact and one specification of assault consummated by battery.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit $1,596 pay per month for one month, reprimanded, bad-conduct discharge.
Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Oct. 14:
Name: Pvt. Emilio J. Schelmetty
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of obstruction of justice.
Acquittal: Two additional specifications of obstruction of justice.
Sentence: Confined for four months.
Fort Bliss, Oct. 15:
Name: Spc. Dangelo R. Sullivan
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of two specifications of failure to obey a lawful general order, one specification of false official statement, one specification of wrongful possession of marijuana and one specification of aggravated assault with a loaded firearm.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for five years, bad-conduct discharge.
Camp Humphreys, Oct. 15:
Name: Sgt. Rinard A. Orage
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of false official statement and one specification of larceny.
Acquittal: Two specifications of false official statement.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-3, confined for seven months, bad-conduct discharge.
Camp Foster, Japan, Oct. 20:
Name: Pfc. Austin L. Girau
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of aggravated assault, two specifications of assault consummated by battery, one specification of disorderly conduct, two specifications of communicating a threat and two specifications of communicating indecent language.
Sentence: Confined for 40 months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 24 months.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 20:
Name: Pfc. JhonCQ R. Heath
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his plea, of one specification of sexual assault.
Acquittal: One specification of false official statement.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 45 days, dishonorable discharge.
Camp Foster, Oct. 20:
Name: Staff Sgt. Daniel P. Stapleton
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of three specifications of false official statement, one specification of larceny of government property and one specification of larceny of military property.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 10 months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to nine months.
Wheeler Army Airfield, Oct. 22:
Name: Sgt. Anthony Soto
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his plea, of one specification of sexual abuse of a child.
Acquittal: An additional specification of sexual abuse of a child.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for six months, bad-conduct discharge.
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Oct. 26:
Name: Staff Sgt. Carl V. Anderson
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of absence without leave and one specification of wrongful use of cocaine.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for three months, bad-conduct discharge.
Wheeler Army Airfield, Oct. 26:
Name: Not provided (specialist)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officers and enlisted members of two specifications of sexual assault and two specifications of abusive sexual contact.
Camp Casey, Oct. 28:
Name: Pvt. Hayden B. Shepard
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of disobeying a lawful general regulation. By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of abusive sexual contact, four specifications of sexual assault and one specification of wrongfully viewing the private area of another.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for six years, dishonorable discharge.
Fort Wainwright, Oct. 28:
Name: Not provided (sergeant first class)
Acquittal: By a military judge of two specifications of sexual abuse of a child.
Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Oct. 29:
Name: Staff Sgt. Mario A. Rivas
Conviction: By a military judge, contrary to his pleas, of two specifications of false official statement.
Acquittal: One specification of rape, one specification of aggravated sexual assault, one specification of forcible sodomy and one specification of aggravated assault.
Sentence: Forfeit $500 pay per month for two months, hard labor without confinement for 14 days, reprimanded.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Europe and Southwest Asia):
Vilseck, Germany, Oct. 2:
Name: Pfc. Rick A. Martinez
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of one specification of aggravated assault, one specification of communicating a threat and one specification of drunk and disorderly conduct.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for 14 months, bad-conduct discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 12 months.
Kaiserslautern, Germany, Oct. 2:
Name: Sgt. Alistair T. Roberts
Conviction: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members, contrary to his pleas, of one specification of rape, one specification of abusive sexual contact, two specifications of aggravated assault, one specification of aggravated assault with a dangerous weapon, two specifications of assault consummated by battery upon a child, one specification of assault consummated by battery, two specifications of communicating a threat, one specification of adultery and one specification of breaking restriction.
Acquittal: One specification of rape, one specification of aggravated assault and one specification of patronizing a prostitute.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeit all pay and allowances, confined for two years, bad-conduct discharge.
Vilseck, Oct. 20:
Name: Spc. Eric Adjei
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his plea, of one specification of larceny.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-1, confined for four months. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 90 days.
Stuttgart, Germany, Oct. 23:
Name: Not provided (sergeant)
Acquittal: By a military panel composed of officer and enlisted members of one specification of abusive sexual contact and two specifications of sexual assault.
Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, Oct. 28:
Name: Sgt. 1st Class David R. Dilivan
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of six specifications of attempting to view and possess child pornography, one specification of violating a lawful general order and one specification of wrongfully viewing and possessing child pornography.
Sentence: Reduced to the grade of E-6, forfeit $2,000 pay per month for five months, confined for five months, reprimanded.
Wiesbaden, Germany, Oct. 29:
Name: Staff Sgt. Michael Horton
Conviction: By a military judge, pursuant to his pleas, of four specifications of false official statement and two specifications of larceny of military property. Contrary to his pleas, the accused was convicted of one specification of wrongfully photographing the private area of another and one specification of forcible sodomy.
Acquittal: One specification of abusive sexual contact.
Sentence: Reduced the grade of E-1, confined for 30 months, dishonorable discharge. As part of an offer to plead guilty, a pre-trial agreement limited confinement to 24 months.
