{"id":30216,"date":"2012-06-01T20:40:05","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T00:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=30216"},"modified":"2012-06-01T20:40:05","modified_gmt":"2012-06-02T00:40:05","slug":"charges-against-bales-amended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=30216","title":{"rendered":"Charges against Bales amended"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dominick sends us a link from CNN<\/a> which reports that SSG Robert Bales<\/a>, the guy who murdered a bunch of Afghans in the early hours several weeks ago, has had the charges against him amended. One charge of murder was dropped (the Afghans have been saying there were 17 victims, but apparently prosecutors could only find 16) and a charge of steroid use was added;<\/p>\n

Bales still faces six counts of attempted murder, as well as seven counts of assault — one more than previously.<\/p>\n

In addition, the Army sergeant is charged with two counts “of wrongfully possessing and using a Schedule III controlled substance” — which the military, in its release from Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state where Bales is based, defines as steroids.<\/p>\n

He is also charged with a single count of “wrongfully consuming alcohol while deployed.”<\/p>\n

Browne, Bales’ lawyer, called that charge “just a red herring. You don’t got out and commit the type of crimes (murders) he is accused of because you took two sips of alcohol off of someone else’s Gatorade bottle.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Tacoma News Tribune<\/a> explains, sort of, the steroid charge;<\/p>\n

Emma Scanlan, an attorney on Bales\u2019 defense team, said the Army alleges that Bales obtained steroids from a Special Forces soldier at his base in Panjwai. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the CNN report, Bales other lawyer, John Browne is quoted as “so relieved” that the Army finally announced the steroid use for some reason.<\/p>\n

“Steroid use is going to be an issue in this case, especially where Sgt. Bales got steroids and how he got steroids,” Browne told CNN.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yeah, it looks like Browne is going to blame the Army for Bales’ use of a controlled substance somehow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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