Navy SEALs

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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