Haditha Update: LtCol Jeffrey Chessani To Retire As Lieutenant Colonel

LtCol Jeffrey Chessani, battalion commander for the Haditha Marines, is not punished.

Haditha Update: Marines Seek To Revive Charges Against LtCol Jeffrey Chessani

Marine Corps looks to reinstate criminal charges against LtCol Jeffrey Chessani for his role in the killing of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq.

Haditha Update: LtCol Jeffrey Chessani Charges Dismissed

In a hearing on 17JUN08, a military judge, Col Stephen Folsom, USMC, dismissed all charges against LtCol Jeffrey Chessani. Col Folsom ruled that the decision to charge LtCol Chessani was a product of unlawful command influence (UCI). Col Folsom ruled, the participation of Col. John Ewers as an investigator and report writer in the Haditha [...]

Haditha Update: LtCol Chessani Charges May Be Dropped

Defense lawyers for LtCol Jeffrey Chessani believe all charges may be dropped. They base this on a signal from the military judge, Col Folsom, who previously scheduled a hearing for two days and has now changed the session to last one hour. At this session the military judge will rule on the motion to dismiss [...]

Haditha Update: Lt Grayson Not Guilty

Lt Andrew Grayson was acquitted on 4JUN08. According to reports: Cheers erupted as the seven-officer panel cleared 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson, who was the first of three Marines to be tried in the biggest U.S. criminal case involving Iraqi deaths linked to the war. The verdict came just five hours after deliberations began. Two Marines [...]

Haditha Update: LtCol Chessani and LCpl Tatum Face Court-Martial

The decision has been made to send Lieutenant Colonel Jeffery Chessani and Lance Corporal Stephen Tatum to courts-martial. LtCol Chessani faces charges of dereliction of duty and violation of a lawful order. LCpl Tatum faces charges of involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and aggravated assault. For more background on Haditha. yojoe out

Haditha Update: LtCol Jeffrey Chessani Additional Charges

After having his Article 32 investigation reopened, two additional charges for dereliction of duty have been add against Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Chessani. LtCol Chessani was the battalion commander of the Marines involved in the killing of 24 Iraqi civilians in Hadita, Iraq. The Investigating Officer, Col Conlin, in LtCol Chessani’s case had originally recommended three [...]

Haditha Update: Article 32 Investigation for LtCol Chessani to Reopen

The Article 32 investigation into the actions of LtCol Chessani will be reopened on 8AUG07. The purpose of the hearing is to conduct further examination of evidence submitted during the original investigation in May 2007. The prosecutors recommended, to LtGen Mattis, that two additional charges of dereliction of duty be brought against LtCol Chessani. LtGen [...]