- Milton Ortiz Jr.
Milton Ortiz Jr. is a member of the
United States Army , assigned to the 1st Battalion, 109th Infantry (Mechanised) of thePennsylvania National Guard .He held the rank of sergeant but was demoted after pleading guilty to charges involving the killing of an Iraqi civilian and the threatening of another.
He was also tried by court-martial in Baghdad for a related charge of conspiring with two other soldiers to plant an AK-47 rifle near a slain Iraqi civilian to make it look like he was an insurgent.
Ortiz pleaded guilty to pressing an unloaded gun to a civilian's head and a hearing examiner reduced his rank to the grade of specialist. He avoided prison.
External links
* [http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/world/15207341.htm Pa. soldier avoids prison with plea in Iraqi slaying case]
* [http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1154748350131950.xml&coll=1 Sergeant avoids prison with plea]
* [http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/counties/chester_county/15210521.htm Soldier demoted in Iraqi killing]
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