Cavalry Trooper Convicted of Manslaughter
Camp Liberty, Baghdad, Iraq -- A 1st Cavalry Division Soldier was convicted on Jan. 22 of one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of making a false statement during a general court martial at the division's courthouse here.
Spc. Charley L. Hooser, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, was sentenced to three years confinement, reduction to the lowest enlisted pay grade (private/E-1) and given a bad conduct discharge.
The convictions stem from an incident on Nov. 24, when Hooser killed an interpreter, shooting her in the head. Later that day, he made an official statement with the intent to deceive, denying involvement in the death of the civilian interpreter.
Hooser chose a trial by military judge alone rather than by court members. The judge spent one hour deliberating and returned with a guilty verdict and the sentence.
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