{"id":22736,"date":"2019-01-05T00:03:35","date_gmt":"2019-01-05T00:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/05\/seal-arraigned-on-war-crime-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:15:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:15:49","slug":"seal-arraigned-on-war-crime-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/01\/05\/seal-arraigned-on-war-crime-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy SEAL arraigned on war crime charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward \u201cEddie\u201d Gallagher was arraigned Friday morning at Naval Base San Diego on a long list of criminal charges, including the premeditated murder of a wounded Islamic State prisoner of war.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, his case drew the attention from an unlikely lawmaker, Rep. Duncan Hunter \u2014 a Marine combat veteran who himself is facing a long list of federal criminal charges \u2014 who urged President Donald Trump to personally intervene to end the SEAL\u2019s prosecution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military prosecutors contend that Gallagher, 39, is a callous murderer who stabbed to death the defenseless teenage detainee on May 3, 2017, near the Iraqi city of Mosul and also gunned down unwitting civilians with his sniper rifle, bragged about racking up kills and threatened to intimidate and publicly out SEAL buddies who complained to superiors and investigators about him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigative files <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/19\/ncis-documents-cast-doubt-on-navy-seals-guilt-in-slaying-of-islamic-state-fighter\/\" target=\"_blank\">leaked to Navy Times<\/a> revealed authorities probing allegations that Gallagher mutilated the teenage prisoner\u2019s dead body, posed with the corpse during a re-enlistment ceremony and attempted to cover up the alleged crimes when he returned to California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the same dossier uncovered a Naval Criminal Investigative Service interview of a pair of high-ranking Iraqi officers present during the unnamed teenager\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They insisted \u201cChief Ed\u201d committed no crimes and that the boy died from battlefield wounds inflicted by Iraqi government forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the files, NCIS also failed to locate and exhume the alleged victim\u2019s body for an autopsy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, prosecutors handed over 1,700 pages of documents, including text messages they say show Gallagher trying to intimidate witnesses, The Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the SEAL\u2019s attorneys, Phil Stackhouse, dismissed them as &#8220;hearsay and double hearsay statements\u201d ginned up by disgruntled platoon members who wanted to depose a demanding enlisted leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Attorneys representing Gallagher, a married father and 19-year Navy veteran who was prepping for retirement before his indictment, have said he\u2019s the victim of a smear campaign by platoon malcontents and have vowed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/10\/19\/charged-with-war-crimes-and-stuck-in-the-brig-a-navy-seal-vows-to-fight-on\/\"> to clear his name<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/19\/ncis-documents-cast-doubt-on-navy-seals-guilt-in-slaying-of-islamic-state-fighter\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GALLAGHER3.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">NCIS documents cast doubt on Navy SEAL\u2019s guilt in slaying of Islamic State fighter<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Interviews with two senior Iraqi military leaders contradict nearly every aspect of the federal case against Gallagher, 39, who faces up to 18 criminal counts, including premeditated murder for allegedly stabbing to death a badly wounded Islamic State detainee near Mosul on May 3, 2017.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy Region Southwest commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/navydata\/bios\/bio.asp?bioID=857\">Rear Adm. Yancy B.&#8221;Lurch&#8221; Lindsey<\/a> greenlighted Gallagher\u2019s charges following a legal review of the SEAL\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2018\/11\/15\/a-jekyll-and-hyde-portrait-emerges-of-the-seal-accused-of-murdering-an-islamic-state-prisoner\/\">two-day Article 32 hearing in November<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A military judge said that his court-martial trial will commence between Feb. 19 and March 1, with at least a third of his panel composed of enlisted personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former member of the House Armed Services Committee who represents a large chunk of San Diego County, Republican Hunter doesn\u2019t want it to get that far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement emailed to Navy Times on Friday, Hunter said that he\u2019d personally reviewed Gallagher\u2019s case and concluded that the military\u2019s prosecution suffered from \u201cinconsistent testimony\u201d by other SEALs and a lack of physical evidence tying him to the detainee\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter accused military prosecutors of \u201cbias against our warfighters\u201d and called the Navy\u2019s criminal justice system \u201cpolitical.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He urged Trump \u201cto personally review and dismiss this case, taking an American hero out of a prison cell and back on the front lines where he belongs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter was an early and avid supporter of Trump and had been rumored for a high post in his administration that never materialized.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/01\/03\/seal-to-stand-trial-for-murder-other-alleged-war-crimes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GALLAGHER3.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">SEAL to stand trial for murder, other alleged war crimes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Special Warfare Operator Chief Edward \u201cEddie\u201d Gallagher will be arraigned Friday at Naval Base San Diego on a long list of criminal charges, including the premeditated murder of a wounded Islamic State prisoner of war.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gallagher has been confined at the Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar in San Diego since his arrest on Sept. 11 at Camp Pendleton, where he was receiving treatment for a traumatic brain injury incurred in combat overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authorities said Friday that a decision will be made next week on whether Gallagher will be released from the brig pending trial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter said that he received reports that the 19-year veteran lacks access to quality medical care, mental health services and legal representation but will continue to probe those allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf true, it is completely unacceptable and, without hesitation, I will introduce legislation to ensure this situation is not repeated,\u201d Hunter said in his prepared statement. \u201cSouth American criminal illegal aliens are provided with better access to legal representation than our nation\u2019s elite warriors because bureaucratic lawyers in the Navy justice system see this situation as an opportunity to make their name and advance their career.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Navy officials did not return messages seeking comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2018\/08\/22\/charges-against-duncan-hunter-detail-family-vacations-football-tickets-other-luxury-items-with-illegal-funds\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1811315.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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