Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Melson J. Bacos, center, is escorted Friday morning into his court-martial hearing by his defense attorneys, Marine Corps Lt. Col. Scott Jack, left, civilian defense counsel Jeremiah Sullivan, right, and Navy Lt. Jonathan Stephens, back left, held at Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base.
Sad, war is hell and these guys did a bad thing AND got caught.
He is not a Marine.
So this guy gets a deal to only spend 12 months in prison for pre-meditated murder in return for pimping on his buddies
Nice deal if you can get it. Too bad he cant spend that 12 months in the General population with the guys he pimped on.
I would say that after spending months under confinement, with prosecution working on him night and day, with a deal of 12 months for 1st degree murder and con spiring to commit murder, that his testimony is shady at best.
Now the prosecution hopes to use his testimony to break the rest.
These guys may indeed be guilty, but it seems to me they are guilty of doing what the courtsover there couldnt get done, taking out a killer who beat the rap. A killer who was a known insurgent arrested 3 times and turned loose. Not exactly legal of course, but understandable when you have lost friends to people just like him.
The lawyer on the right was on Savage's show more than once, and Savage helped raise money for the snitch and the aforementioned lawyer. Interesting.
He's got a beautiful future, NOT.
This is not good.
I still find it very hard to believe that a group of Marines conspired to pull some guy out of his house and execute him. Definitely doesn't pass the smell test.
Well with no autopsy, there shouldn't be a murder conviction.
Semper Fi,
Kelly
The charge of "conspiracy" is one of the most ridiculous in existence and should be eliminated. When the Feds have nothing else, they always use "conspiracy" to get ya.