Soldier accused of Iraqi detainee abuse (beating with baseball bat, cover up)

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Source: Associated Press

Soldier accused of Iraqi detainee abuse
By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM, Associated Press Writer

RICHMOND, Va. - A soldier is charged with beating an Iraqi detainee with a baseball bat, then attempting to cover it up, and will go on trial in July, Army officials said Monday.

Sgt. 1st Class Timothy L. Drake, 41, is accused of striking a detainee in December 2003 at Foward Operating Base Mercury near Fallujah, according to military charge sheets. He is suspected of striking the detainee in the abdomen, hip and head with a baseball bat, fracturing his skull.

Drake, of Maryland, is also charged with soliciting another soldier to strike a detainee. The charges do not specify whether the incidents refer to one detainee or more.

He will appear at a court-martial in July at Fort Lee in Petersburg, south of Richmond, spokesman Timothy Hale said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070522/ap_on_re_us/soldier_detainee_abuse

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1. Wow! Nice guy. Someone we'd all love to have as a neighbor, no?

:sarcasm: