CAMP PENDLETON, California (Reuters) - A Marine allegedly involved in the April death of an Iraqi man will face a premeditated murder charge during a general court-martial trial starting on February 12, military officials said on Friday.
Lance Cpl. Jerry Shumate, 21, of Matlock, Washington, is one of eight U.S. servicemen charged in the case that includes allegations of conspiracy, kidnapping, assault, housebreaking and larceny in the April 25 death of Hashim Ibrahim Awad.
At his arraignment at Camp Pendleton near San Diego on Friday, Shumate reserved his plea for another date.
At the hearing, the military judge, Marine Lt. Col. Jeffrey Meeks, denied a defense motion to release Shumate from a military prison, saying "my concern in this particular case is flight."
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