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April 11th,
2007 - Marine who Saw Haditha Aftermath Sentenced for Auto Theft |
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Marine who Saw
Haditha Aftermath Sentenced for Auto Theft Associated Press April 11, 2007 Hanford - A Marine who
claimed he suffered from traumatic stress after being ordered to photograph
corpses in Iraq following an alleged massacre by U.S. forces was sentenced to
two years in prison for stealing a truck and crashing it into a house. Lance Cpl. Roel Ryan
Briones, 22, told a Kings County Superior Court judge Monday he's working to
get his life together. It hit me really hard,
Briones said about his time in Iraq. I've seen some terrible things. Briones, who pleaded guilty
to auto theft last year, was also ordered to go through a substance-abuse
treatment program and pay more than $110,000 in restitution. Briones was the first member
from his unit to speak publicly about the 24 Iraqi civilians allegedly killed
by Marines in Haditha in 2005. His family said he suffers from post-traumatic
stress disorder after his friend died in Iraq, and being ordered to
photograph and help remove the bodies of men, women and children there. Four Marines have been
charged with unpremeditated murder, and four officers are charged with
failing to properly report the Haditha killings, the biggest U.S. criminal
case involving civilian deaths to come out of the Iraq war. Attorneys for the Marines
have said the troops were responding with legitimate force after a fatal
roadside bomb. Briones also faces military
charges for allegedly stealing optical equipment, trying to mail two guns
from Iraq and raping someone in the Camp Pendleton area. External link: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20070411-1034-ca-brf-sjvalley-marinecharged.html |