Logan Melgar

Marine Raider Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in Death of Green Beret

Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. US Army

A Marine Raider was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter, obstruction, conspiracy and charges of hazing in the 2017 homicide of an Army Green Beret in Mali.

A military jury found Gunnery Sgt. Mario Madera-Rodriguez guilty late Thursday after a three-week trial of the charges related to the death of Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Bamako, Mali in a house shared by U.S. special operators.

The jury did not find Madera-Rodriguez guilty of murder or burglary, but did...

https://news.usni.org/2021/07/02/marine-raider-found-guilty-of-involuntary-manslaughter-in-death-of-green-beret

SEAL Sentenced to 10 Years in Death of Green Beret Logan Melgar

Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. US Army

The SEAL who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in 2017 was sentenced to 10 years of confinement on Saturday, USNI News has learned.

In addition to the confinement, Chief Special Warfare Operator Anthony DeDolph was reduced in rank to E1, loss of pay and a dishonorable discharge, DeDolph’s defense attorney Phil Stackhouse told USNI News on Saturday.

DeDolph, formerly a member of the Naval Special Warfare Development...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/24/seal-sentenced-to-10-years-in-death-of-green-beret-logan-melgar

SEAL Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Death of Green Beret Logan Melgar

Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. US Army

A Navy SEAL pleaded guilty on Thursday for his part in the 2017 homicide of a special operations soldier, service officials confirmed to USNI News.

As part of the agreement with military prosecutors, Chief Special Warfare Operator Anthony DeDolph pleaded guilty to four charges in the hearing at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., related to the June 4, 2017, death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar.

DeDolph pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit assault, involuntary...

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/14/seal-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-in-death-of-green-beret-logan-melgar

Top Stories 2019: Law, Policy and the Navy

This post is part of a series of review stories looking back at the top naval news from 2019.

The Gallagher Case, Aftermath

Arguably no criminal case has changed the Navy more than the service’s troubled prosecution of Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward Gallagher.

After an investigation sparked from complaints from fellow SEALs, the service charged Gallagher “with murder, attempted murder and a string of other alleged war crimes,” as part of a deployment in 2017 with SEAL Team 7, reported Navy...

https://news.usni.org/2020/01/02/top-stories-2019-law-policy-and-the-navy

Marine Sentenced to 4 Years for Role in Logan Melgar Homicide

Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. US Army

A Marine was sentenced Friday to four years of confinement after pleading guilty to charges related to his role in the 2017 death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar.

On Thursday, Staff Sgt. Kevin Maxwell, 29, formally pleaded guilty before a military judge on charges related to the hazing death of the Green Beret in Mali, his attorney Brian Bouffard told USNI News on Friday.

“I am deeply proud of the way Staff Sgt. Maxwell has accepted responsibility for this and I...

https://news.usni.org/2019/06/07/marine-sentenced-to-4-years-for-role-in-logan-melgar-homicide

SEAL Sentenced to a Year of Confinement for Hazing Death of Logan Melgar

Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. US Army

A U.S. Navy SEAL pled guilty to charges related to the hazing death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar and was sentenced to one year of confinement.

On Thursday, Chief Special Warfare Operator Adam Matthews pled guilty to charges related to Melgar’s death in Mali that included conspiracy to commit assault, unlawful entry, obstruction of justice and violating orders related to hazing. He had previously been charged with murder.

Matthews admitted in court that he, along...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/17/seal-sentenced-to-a-year-of-confinement-for-hazing-death-of-logan-melgar

Top Stories 2018: Major Navy Legal Cases

Several high profile legal actions for the Navy occurred in 2018 from the ongoing Fat Leonard investigation to several special operations cases and the ongoing accountability actions for the Western Pacific destroyer collisions that killed 17 sailors.

Western Pacific Collisions

USS John S. McCain (DDG-56) is pulled towards a pier after departing from a dry dock at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on Nov. 27, 2018. US Navy Photo

Navy leadership issued criminal charges to sailors involved in the 2017 fatal...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/28/top-stories-2018-major-navy-legal-cases

2 Navy SEALs, 2 Marines Charged with Murder of Green Beret

Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. US Army

Two Navy SEALs and two Marine Raiders are facing murder charges in the 2017 death of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in a house in Mali, according to charge sheets obtained by USNI News.

The SEALs and Marines are all charged with murder and obstructing justice in the death of Melgar. The charge sheets accuse the SEALs and Marines of breaking into Melgar’s room, binding him with duct tape while a SEAL choked Melgar to death and then lying to investigators on what...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/15/2-navy-seals-2-marines-charged-murder-green-beret

Navy Admiral Assigned to Oversee Green Beret Homicide Case as NCIS Investigation Nears Conclusion

Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar. US Army

THE PENTAGON — The Navy has ordered an admiral to oversee see disciplinary actions related to the death of an Army Special Forces soldier in Mali last year as an NCIS investigation is close to complete, USNI News has learned.

Rear Adm. Charles Rock, the commander of Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, was appointed in late October to oversee cases related to the death of Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar,as the NCIS investigation was concluding.

Melgar, 34, died after a June 4,...

https://news.usni.org/2018/11/05/navy-admiral-assigned-oversee-green-beret-homicide-case-ncis-investigation-nears-conclusion

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