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Sergeant Ryan Weemer is a U.S. Marine charged with murdering a prisoner during fighting in the Iraqi town of Fallujah in 2004.
Weemer's alleged crime came to light when he was asked whether he had been involved in any wrongful deaths while applying for a Secret Service position. He was being monitored by a polygraph. Weemer admitted to the killings of the unarmed prisoners and said other Marines in Fallujah were involved too.
Two other marines are implicated in the killings. Sgt Jermaine Nelson faces similar charges and Jose Nazario will face a manslaughter charge.
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- Age: 25
- From Hindsboro, Illinois
- Recalled to active duty so he could be charged
- Based at Camp Pendleton, CA
- Murder allegedly took place on November 9, 2004
- A group of marines allegedly shot unarmed captives
- Sgt. Weemer is the third U.S. soldier connected to the killings
- The dead were reportedly firing on Marines from a house
- Weemer: Rifleman in a four-man team during the Falluja battle
- Charges: murder and dereliction of duty
- Assignment: 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division at the time
- June 2008: Nelson and Weemer jailed for refusing to testify against Nazario
- July 3: Nelson and Weemer released
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What Happened?
- Sgt. Jermaine Nelson testified in a preliminary hearing for the Weemer trial
- Nelson stated that he and Weemer were ordered to kill the prisoners by their sergeant
- Third man facing charges, Sgt. Jose Nazario, said ""I'm not doing all this . . . by myself. You're doing one and Weemer is doing one"
- Nazario then shot a prisoner in the head
- Weemer then shot a prisoner mulitple times
- According to reports, the prisoners were killed after a platoon commander (on the radio) asked whether the Iraqis were "dead yet"
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