Officer in Iraqi Assaults Gets Prison, Keeps Rank
An Army captain convicted of assaulting Iraqis was sentenced to 45 days in military prison and fined $1,000 a month for a year, but will retain his rank and be allowed to remain in the military.
Shawn L. Martin also will receive a letter of reprimand from his commanding general, said his lawyer, John Galligan.
Martin, accused of terrorizing residents of the Iraqi town of Ar Rutbah with threats, a pistol and a baseball bat, could have faced up to 44 1/2 years in prison on the eight counts of assault he initially faced. A jury of officers at Ft. Carson on Wednesday convicted Martin of three counts, but acquitted him of the rest.
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