Soldier pleads not guilty in detainee death

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Soldier pleads not guilty in detainee death
By Kristin M. Hall - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Dec 8, 2008 21:40:29 EST

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — One of two 101st Airborne Division soldiers charged in the shooting death of an Iraqi detainee pleaded not guilty Monday, but his attorney said a plea agreement is still possible.

Staff Sgt. Hal M. Warner, of Braggs, Okla., pleaded not guilty to premeditated murder, accessory to murder, assault, obstruction of justice and making a false official statement. A military judge set his court-martial for Feb. 16.

Warner is charged along with 1st Lt. Michael C. Behenna, of Edmond, Okla., in the death of Ali Mansour Mohammed in May. Behenna was arraigned separately Monday but didn’t enter a plea.

His attorney, Jack Zimmmerman, said Behenna will enter a plea of not guilty at a later date to charges of premeditated murder, assault and making a false official statement. He’ll be tried separately and has a court martial scheduled for Feb. 23.

Both are assigned to the Fort Campbell-based division that is currently finishing deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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