Post by sclcookie on May 30, 2006 0:25:22 GMT -5
U.S. airman to face murder trial
In Keflavik, Iceland, a United States airman will face a court-martial on
a murder charge in the killing of a U.S. servicewoman who was scheduled to
testify against him in another case, a U.S. Air Force spokesman said
Monday. Airman Calvin Eugene Hill, 20, of Warren, Ohio, has been in
military custody in Mannheim, Germany, since last summer. He was charged
with murder in February in the death of Airman 1st Class Ashley Turner,
20, of the 56th Rescue Squadron.
Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Angela Billings said Air Command Europe
commander Lt. Gen. Robert D. Bishop, Jr. decided there was enough evidence
in the case to pursue a murder charge by court-martial.
If found guilty of murder, Hill could face life imprisonment or the death
penalty under military law.
A pretrial investigative hearing held 3 weeks ago in Iceland was told the
court-martial will be held at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington. No
date for the hearing has been announced.
"We try to do these things as expeditiously as possible, but certainly Lt.
Gen. Bishop gave the matter careful consideration," said Billings. "This
is a very important matter."
Turner, of Frederick, Md., died in a hospital in August after being found
unconscious with head and neck injuries in a dormitory where Hill also
lived at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Keflavik.
Turner had been expected to testify against Hill, who faced three charges
of larceny, wrongful appropriation, making false official statements and
absence without leave.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent Fred Ewell Jr., who is heading
the investigation into the murder, told the earlier investigative hearing
that forensic reports showed a drop of blood found on Hill's shoelace
matched Turner's DNA.
Hill also will face a court-martial for the earlier charges against him.
(source: Associated Press)
In Keflavik, Iceland, a United States airman will face a court-martial on
a murder charge in the killing of a U.S. servicewoman who was scheduled to
testify against him in another case, a U.S. Air Force spokesman said
Monday. Airman Calvin Eugene Hill, 20, of Warren, Ohio, has been in
military custody in Mannheim, Germany, since last summer. He was charged
with murder in February in the death of Airman 1st Class Ashley Turner,
20, of the 56th Rescue Squadron.
Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Angela Billings said Air Command Europe
commander Lt. Gen. Robert D. Bishop, Jr. decided there was enough evidence
in the case to pursue a murder charge by court-martial.
If found guilty of murder, Hill could face life imprisonment or the death
penalty under military law.
A pretrial investigative hearing held 3 weeks ago in Iceland was told the
court-martial will be held at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington. No
date for the hearing has been announced.
"We try to do these things as expeditiously as possible, but certainly Lt.
Gen. Bishop gave the matter careful consideration," said Billings. "This
is a very important matter."
Turner, of Frederick, Md., died in a hospital in August after being found
unconscious with head and neck injuries in a dormitory where Hill also
lived at the U.S. Naval Air Station in Keflavik.
Turner had been expected to testify against Hill, who faced three charges
of larceny, wrongful appropriation, making false official statements and
absence without leave.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service agent Fred Ewell Jr., who is heading
the investigation into the murder, told the earlier investigative hearing
that forensic reports showed a drop of blood found on Hill's shoelace
matched Turner's DNA.
Hill also will face a court-martial for the earlier charges against him.
(source: Associated Press)