Posted on 12/22/2004 12:30:01 PM PST by Ramonan
SAN DIEGO -- A petty officer who refused to board his ship when it left for the Middle East this month has reported for duty at San Diego Naval Station while the Navy decides whether to charge him. Pablo Paredes, 23, turned himself in to naval authorities Saturday after refusing to board the USS Bonhomme Richard on Dec. 6., according to The San Diego Union-Tribune Paredes has assigned duties and responsibilities but isn't restricted to the base, Navy spokesman N. Scott Sutherland told the newspaper.
It could be several weeks before the Navy decides to file charges against Paredes, his attorney, Jeremy
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He will be demoted to Assistant Deputy Backup Courier 4th class.
Throw. The. Book.
That is not what it says in the article
Pablo Paredes, 23, turned himself in to naval authorities Saturday after refusing to board the USS Bonhomme Richard on Dec. 6.,
I'm confused...
Hoping to be put in the brig for Christmas, no doubt, so he can get 15 more minutes of fame.
MISSION
The primary mission of USS BONHOMME RICHARD is to embark, deploy and land elements of a Marine landing force in amphibious assualt operations by helicopter, landing craft, and amphibious vehicle.
This guy gets to stay on board while 70% of the ship is on assault mission. Coward!
The USS Bonhomme Richard. One of my associate attorney's brother is on that vessel. He is a Marine captain helo pilot. I know if he could get his hands on this dude, "Man Overboard!!!" would be the cry.
Missing ship's movement. Throw him in the brig and let the Marines take care of him.
Duty: STFU and peel potatoes until your time with the Navy is up.
I don't think this guy is a good bet. I'd give him a bad conduct discharge and get rid of him.
What's to decide? He missed ships movement. That alone's enough to get him some brig time.
First he needs to spend some quality time in the brig for a few years!!
FROM:http://www.lt-smash.us/
This blogger is a Reserve Lieutenant, and lives here in San Diego. He writes:
Seeing as how he surrendered back to military control, my bet is he's in the TPU. The standard for PTC is set forth in RCM 305(h)(2)(D), and requires that he either be a flight risk or likely to engage in serious criminal misconduct.
I handled lots of UA [Unauthorized Absence] cases as a trial and defense counsel, and I never ever saw anyone put in PTC if he surrendered from UA. Reasoning? If he came back voluntarily, [he’s] not a flight risk. Plus, going UA [is] not "serious criminal misconduct" as contemplated by the rules.
I gather that Pablo surrendered himself less than 30 days into his UA. Thus, he's looking at 6 months for the UA, and 2 years and a DD [Dishonorable Discharge] for missing movement by design (plus whatever other charges might apply). I have little doubt that were this case referred to a GCM [General Court Martial], members would not hesitate to give Pablo something close to the max. It will be interesting to see how the case goes. If I were prosecuting, I would recommend offering a deal for a guilty plea (in the military, deals are up to the convening authority, not the prosecutor). This would get Pablo to admit his guilt, take away a forum for him and his attys, and finish up the case with a minimum of fuss.
However, the guy wants to be a martyr, so he may insist on a trial so he/his attys can grandstand and generate publicity. If there is a trial, I would encourage you to tell the former shipmates/supervisors who have contacted you with Pablo stories to get in touch with the prosecutors pronto. They have good evidence, either for aggravation in sentencing, or on the merits to chip away at possible defenses and arguments.
To see who is motivating, propelling, directing Pablo, go to the Blog Site. It is a Usual Suspect.
Interesting analysis of the situation.
Keel haul him.
Who gets to stand over him to make sure he doesn't urinate on the potatoes? Give him a dishonorable and let him just TRY to get a job.
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