- John Stebbins
John Stebbins (born 1965) was an American soldier who fought in the Battle of Mogadishu. Though serving as a clerk for the
Army Rangers during theSomalia conflict, he joined the fighting and was awarded theSilver Star for his actions. He was mentioned in the book "".In 2000, he was convicted by
court-martial of the molestation andrape of his six-year-old daughter and was imprisoned in Fort Leavenworth for 30 years.He did not feature in the subsequent film version of the book, instead being replaced with a character named
John Grimes played byEwan MacGregor .Stebbins is currently serving time at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Elkton, Ohio, is a low security facility housing male offenders. It has an adjacent satellite low that houses low and minimum security male offenders.
External links
* [http://www.ratical.org/ratville/JFK/JohnJudge/linkscopy/BlkHawkDown.html More information]
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0265086/trivia Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.armfor.uscourts.gov/opinions/2005Term/03-0678.htm US vs. Stebbins]
* [http://inquirer.philly.com/packages/somalia/dec08/default08.asp As darkness nears, a dreaded feeling] - Chapter 23 of , serialized by "The Philadelphia Inquirer "
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