Posted on 03/30/2005 11:48:11 AM PST by TexKat
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A soldier charged in a fatal grenade attack on two officers in Kuwait tried to overpower one of his military guards Wednesday, causing the postponement of a planned pretrial hearing.
Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar turned against one of his military police escorts at Fort Bragg's courts building around 7 a.m., two hours before the scheduled start of the hearing, the Army said in a statement.
"The MPs quickly regained control of Akbar," the statement said. "During the incident both Akbar and one of the MPs suffered injuries and received medical attention."
Further details on the incident were not immediately available.
Akbar, 33, is accused of stealing grenades from a Humvee and using them and a firearm in a March 2003 attack on fellow members of the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Pennsylvania, Kuwait, days after the start of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Army Capt. Christopher Seifert, 27, and Air Force Maj. Gregory Stone, 40, were killed; 14 other soldiers were injured.
If convicted of two counts of premeditated murder and three counts of attempted premeditated murder, Akbar could get the death penalty.
Akbar's lawyers plan to use an insanity or diminished capacity defense in his trial. They also have said Akbar has sleep apnea and has had problems staying awake at previous pretrial hearings.
The case marks the first time since the Vietnam War that a soldier has been prosecuted for the murder or attempted murder of another soldier during wartime.
The hearing scheduled for Wednesday has been rescheduled for Friday, post officials said. Jury selection will go on as scheduled April 6. Testimony in the court-martial, which is expected to last four weeks, is due to start April 11.
I can just imagine. This Akbar reminds me of John Mohammad.
I would rather have seen a photo of the soldier who overpowered him.
This guy better be put to death.
LOL. Kewl tagline. Thank the kids for me.
And was promptly smacked down, as he should have been. I hope his injuries aren't trivial.
(I work one block from the Fulton County courthouse and knew some of the victims personally. Nobody in the MPs is as stupid as the Fulton County sheriff.)
not a peep. Now go back and put your head in the sand. No need to ruffle feathers over a non-issue. (sarcasm)
I wonder if Akbar, "Fell" while being re-apprehended, possibly severely hurting himself in the process.
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Judging by the need for medical attention mentioned in the story, I would have to say the tire iron slipped while he was changing a tire.
It's a manufactured news pic from almost a century ago.
Pretty funny actually...
He should be sent back to Iraq put on a leash and made to walk out in front of humvees to find IEDs
===He deserves to be put to death by firing squad...===
Start at the fingertips and work inward....
It would be a helluva grease fire though.
:-)
Better yet, serve him nothing but fried pork products and we'll see if he eats or not!
He deserves death by grenade.
They have had two chances, once in Kuwait and again while escorting him to trial.
Good to see this bonehead back in the news. I hope he gets the firing squad.
this useless POS broke Rule-.223 so we should swiftly apply Rule-.223 as a corrective action measure
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