{"id":31228,"date":"2012-08-02T13:40:05","date_gmt":"2012-08-02T17:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=31228"},"modified":"2012-08-02T13:40:34","modified_gmt":"2012-08-02T17:40:34","slug":"update-on-sfc-walter-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=31228","title":{"rendered":"Update on SFC Walter Taylor?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We talked about SFC Walter Taylor a few months ago<\/a> before his article 32 investigation. Now it seems that the Article 32 Board has recommended that he not be prosecuted, apparently. <\/p>\n

I haven’t been able to find anything else on the internet in regards to this besides this copy and paste job on SFC Taylor’s support site on Facebook<\/a>, and I don’t know where they got it, so do with it what you want;<\/p>\n

Findings and recommendations per the Article 32 Investigating Officer, LTC Alva Hart, dated 31 July 2012:<\/p>\n

1. CHARGE I: VIOLATION OF THE UCMJ, ARTICLE 92:<\/p>\n

1st Specification: In that Sergeant First Class Walter M. Taylor, US ARMY, who should have known of his duties at or near Wardak Province, Afghanistan on or about 21 July 2011, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he negligently failed to obtain positive identification that Dr. Aqilah Hikmat was engaged in a hostile act or exhibiting intent before shooting at her with a loaded firearm, as it was his duty to do.<\/p>\n

2nd Specification: In that Sergeant First Class Walter M. Taylor, US ARMY, who knew his duties at or near Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on or about 21 July 2011, was derelict in the performance of those duties in that he willfully failed to obtain positive identification that Dr. Aquila Hikmat was engaged in a hostile act or exhibiting hostile intent before shooting her with a loaded firearm, as it was his duty to do.<\/p>\n

BASED ON THE EVIDENCE CONSIDERED DURING THE ARTICLE 32 INVESTIGATION, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT NO REASONABLE GROUNDS EXIST TO BELIEVE THAT THE ACCUSED COMMITTED THE ALLEGED OFFENSE.<\/p>\n

2. CHARGE II: VIOLATION OF THE UCMJ, ARTICLE 134:
\nThe Specification: In that Sergeant First Class Walter M Taylor, US ARMY, did, at or near Wardak Province, Afghanistan, on or about 21 July 2011, unlawfully kill Dr. Aqilah Hikmat, by negligently shooting her in the chest and head with a firearm, which conduct was the prejudice of good order and discipline in the armed forces and was of a nature to bring discredit upon the armed forces.<\/p>\n

BASED ON THE EVIDENCE CONSIDERED DURING THE ARTICLE 32 INVESTIGATION, I HAVE DETERMINED THAT NO REASONABLE GROUNDS EXIST TO BELIEVE THAT THE ACCUSED COMMITTED THE ALLEGED OFFENSE.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDATION: Due to the lack of basis for the violation of Article 92, and therefore the resulting failure in the requirement for an “unlawful” act in the Article 134 specification, I RECOMMEND THAT THESE CHARGES DO NOT PROCEED TO COURTS MARTIAL.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, even if it’s true, and there’s no reason to believe otherwise at this point, it’s just a recommendation. Big Army can do what they want with it.<\/p>\n

Thanks to Just Plain Jason for the heads up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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