Soldiers Charged in Iraqi Drowning ; Fort Carson Hosting Evidentiary Hearing

Gazette, The; Colorado Springs, Colo. › July 14, 2004

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Summary

A hearing on evidence against four soldiers accused of forcing Iraqi civilians to jump into the Tigris River, where one man apparently drowned, will be held at Fort Carson.

Three soldiers are charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Zeidun Fadhil.

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Soldiers Charged in Iraqi Drowning ; Fort Carson Hosting Evidentiary Hearing

Those soldiers and a fourth are accused of lying to cover up Fadhil's death.

The four are from Fort Carson's 4,500-soldier 3rd Brigade Combat Team and remain on duty, pending court proceedings.

First Lt. Jack Saville and Sgt. 1st Class Tracy Perkins are charged with ma...

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