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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RELEASE No. 20091121-01
November 20, 2009

Soldier found guilty of maltreatment 

Camp Arifjan, Kuwait  – A U.S. Army Soldier has been found guilty of making false official statements and cruelty and maltreatment of subordinates. 

Sgt. Jarrett Taylor, 23, from Edmond, Okla., was found guilty during a special court martial that concluded today.

Sgt. Taylor was found guilty of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 93, Cruelty and Maltreatment; and Article 107, Making a False Official Statement.  He was sentenced to confinement for 180 days, reduction to the rank of Private E-1, and forfeiture of $933 in pay for six months.

Sgt. Taylor was one of four Soldiers charged Aug. 19. Another Soldier, Spec. Daniel Weber, 24, from Frankenmuth, Mich., was discharged in lieu of a court martial.  

Two other Soldiers, Staff Sgt. Enoch Chatman, 30, from West Covina, Calif., and Staff Sgt. Bob Clements, 29, from Eastland, Texas, are subject to a pending future General Court Martial.

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