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Note: All courts-martial are open to the public and criminal convictions are matters of public record. If you would like to watch a court-martial, call the Ramstein Law Center at 480 – 5911 or 5912 or 06371-47-5911 or 5912.
» United States v. A1C Jolivet: From Sept. 26 through 30, Airman 1st Class Matthew Jolivet, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron, was tried by General Courts-Martial for one charge and specification of violation of Article 91, Uniform Code of Military Justice, insubordinate conduct toward a noncommissioned officer; one charge and specification of violation of Article 107, UCMJ, false official statement; one charge and seven specifications of violation of Article 128, UCMJ, assault; one charge and specification of violation of Article 129, UCMJ, burglary; and one charge and three specifications of violation of Article 134, UCMJ, for communicating a threat, unlawful entry, and obstruction of justice.
Jolivet pleaded guilty to the one charge and specification of Article 91, UCMJ and not guilty to the remaining charges and specifications. A military panel found Jolivet guilty of having made a false official statement to a supervisor in violation of Article 107, having committed four assaults consummated by battery of a female Airman in violation of Article 128, having committed a breaking and entering of a female Airman’s dorm room in violation of Article 129, and having communicated a threat, unlawfully entered a dorm room, and obstructed justice in violation of Article 134. The court-martial panel sentenced him to reduction to the grade of E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, two years confinement, and a bad conduct discharge.
» United States v. A1C Terrell: From Oct. 31 to Nov. 1, Airman 1st Class Michael Terrell, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, after demanding trial by courts-martial in lieu of nonjudicial punishment, was tried by Special Court-Martial and pleaded not guilty to one charge and specification of violation of Article 112(a), UCMJ, wrongful use of a controlled substance (marijuana).
A military panel found Terrell guilty, contrary to his plea of not guilty, of having wrongfully used marijuana after hearing evidence that he had tested positive for THC during a random urinalysis inspection. The court-martial panel sentenced him to reduction to the grade of E-1, forfeiture of $400 of pay per month for two months, and hard labor without confinement for two months.
» United States v. A1C Pittarelli: On Oct. 6, Airman 1st Class Sarah E. Pittarelli, 86th Airlift Wing Comptroller Squadron was tried by Special Court-Martial and pleaded guilty to one charge in violation of Article 112(a), UCMJ, with one specification of wrongful introduction of a controlled substance (LSD) onto Ramstein Air Base, one specification of wrongful distribution of a controlled substance, and one specification of wrongful exportation from the United States of America of a controlled substance. A military panel sentenced Pittarelli to be reduced to the grade of E-1, forfeiture of $732 of pay per month for three months, and hard labor without confinement for three months.
» United States v. TSgt McKenna: From Oct. 12 to 14, Tech. Sgt. Marc McKenna, 305th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, McGuire Air Force Base, N.J., was tried by Special Court-Martial for disorderly conduct – drunkenness in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. This court-martial was convened by the Special Court-Martial Convening Authority at McGuire. It was held at Ramstein AB, because the majority of the witnesses were located here. A panel of officer and enlisted members acquitted McKenna of the charge and its specification.
» United States v. SSgt Priest: Staff Sgt. Jason Priest, 86th AMXS, was charged and convicted of wrongful use of cocaine, in violation of Article 112a, UCMJ. A panel of officers found Priest guilty of using cocaine and sentenced him to be reduced to the grade of E-3, to be restricted to Ramstein AB for two months, 15 days hard labor without confinement and a reprimand.
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