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CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT (BNO NEWS) — One of four U.S. soldiers charged in August has been found guilty of a number of offenses, including making false official statements.
Sgt. Jarrett Taylor, 23, from Edmond, Oklahoma, was found guilty during a special court martial that concluded on Saturday.
Taylor was found guilty of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 93, Cruelty and Maltreatment; and Article 107, Making a False Official Statement. He was sentenced to confinement for 180 days, reduction to the rank of Private E-1, and forfeiture of $933 in pay for six months.
Taylor was one of four U.S. soldiers charged on August 19. Another soldier, Spec. Daniel Webster, 24, from Frankenmuth, Michigan, was discharged in lieu of a court martial.
Two other Soldiers, Staff Sgt. Enoch Chatman, 30, from West Covina, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Bob Clements, 29, from Eastland, Texas, are subject to a pending future General Court Martial.
