Here is Mark Walker’s version of the story. Generally, I think Mark writes better than the AP scrubs.
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Local reporters like Mark are the true ‘grunts’ of the news business these days.
For instance; Walker writes Authorities have alleged the three Marines from Camp Pendleton's 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment had full control of the suspected insurgents when Nazario shot two and Weemer and Nelson each shot one.
That statement erroneously indicates the point of contention was whether the 3 Marines had control of the subjects when they "killed the insurgents".
Nazario has mantained from the beginning that the incident never happened, and the total lack of of forensics, even though the prosecution (only) combed through the house, the owners of the house could not find any evidence when they came back, no relatives or friends have reported anyone missing, back up Nazario's version rather than the garbled SA Fox induced "confessions". The jury had two basic explanations for their decisions, but only one "don't want to second guess" is being reported any more.
The second reason as stated by the jury was that there was simply no evidence of a crime.