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NEWS RELEASE HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES CENTRAL COMMAND 7115 South Boundary Boulevard MacDill AFB, Fla. 33621-5101 Phone: (813) 827-5894; FAX: (813) 827-2211; DSN 651-5894

September 22, 2004
Release Number: 04-09-71


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


SOLDIERS CHARGED WITH PREMEDITATED MURDER

BAGHDAD, Iraq - First Cavalry Division announced Sept. 21 that charges have been preferred against two Task Force Baghdad Soldiers in the deaths of three Iraqis.

Sgt. Michael P. Williams and Spc. Brent W. May, members of Company C, 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, Fort Riley, Kansas, have both been charged with premeditated murder. Williams was also charged with obstruction of justice and making a false official statement.

The Soldiers are only charged at this point; they are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.

The specific events relating to these charges cannot be discussed at this time because of the Army Criminal Investigation Division's on-going investigation.

For more information, contact Maj. Philip Smith at the First Cavalry Division Public Affairs Office at philip.j.smith1@us.army.mil.

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