Marine Who Sabotaged Parachutes Is Sentenced
A Marine who admitted cutting parachute lines before a training jump was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a military judge at Camp Lejeune who told him he can still become a productive citizen.
Lance Cpl. Antoine D. Boykins admitted cutting lines on 13 of the 22 parachutes that were to be used in the exercise Sept. 21. He said he knew someone could be killed or injured because reserve chutes fail nearly half the time they’re used.
Three Marines were injured in the jump’s first wave, and the exercise was canceled.
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