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Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<\/p>\nGreen Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar<\/p>\n
Laura Widener <\/p>\n
The U.S. Navy has charged four service members for the 2017 killing of Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. <\/strong><\/p>\n Felony murder charges against two Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders were announced Thursday, in addition to conspiracy, obstruction of justice, hazing and burglary charges, NBC News reported.<\/p>\n The four were accused of killing Melgar \u201cwhile perpetrating a burglary,\u201d according to the documents. They traveled to Marine quarters in June 2017 where they broke into Melgar\u2019s room, awoke him from his sleep to restrain with him duct tape before holding him in a chokehold and strangling him.<\/p>\n A Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) investigation probed the death for more than a year, concluding just last week.<\/p>\n An Article 32 hearing will be held Dec. 10 in Norfolk, Virginia, before deciding to move the case to court-martial, CNN reported.<\/p>\n Melgar was found dead in shared Embassy housing on June 4, 2017. An autopsy revealed that he died by strangulation, a cause of death that was ruled a homicide.<\/p>\n The two SEALs charged with his murder were members of the elite SEAL Team Six.<\/p>\n The SEALs initially reported that they found Melgar \u201cunresponsive\u201d in their shared room, but later changed the story to say the three were wrestling.<\/p>\n They alleged to investigators that they fell down during the horseplay, and when they stood back up, they realized Melgar was no longer breathing. Then the two SEALs performed CPR and attempted to open an airway in Melgar\u2019s throat, but could not get him to breathe again.<\/p>\n Investigators later found that the two SEALs were stealing money intended for informants, a crime that Melgar may have learned of. Two sources alleged that the SEALs offered to let Melgar join in on the scheme, but he refused.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n For those unfamiliar with the term, an Article 32 hearing is similar to a Grand Jury or a preliminary hearing in civilian law. The hearing establishes if there is sufficient evidence to proceed with a prosecution, and if so at what level. <\/p>\n The entire story may be viewed at American Military News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"