{"id":36648,"date":"2019-12-04T17:06:53","date_gmt":"2019-12-04T17:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/04\/dates-set-for-murder-trial-of-navy-seal-marine-raider-in-death-of-green-beret\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:11:07","slug":"dates-set-for-murder-trial-of-navy-seal-marine-raider-in-death-of-green-beret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/12\/04\/dates-set-for-murder-trial-of-navy-seal-marine-raider-in-death-of-green-beret\/","title":{"rendered":"Dates set for murder trials of Navy SEAL, Marine Raider in death of Green Beret"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two remaining co-defendants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/06\/05\/raiders-seals-planned-sexual-assault-in-green-beret-hazing-that-led-to-homicide\/\" target=\"_blank\">charged in the strangulation murder<\/a> of a Green Beret staff sergeant while on deployment in Africa now have trial dates set for early 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine Gunnery Sgt. Mario Madera-Rodriguez and Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Tony E. DeDolph both face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/11\/05\/marine-raider-arraigned-on-charges-in-death-of-army-green-beret-in-africa\/\" target=_blank>possibility of life in prison<\/a> if convicted in the June 4, 2017, death of Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each faces a general court-martial on their charges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Madera-Rodriguez was arraigned on charges of conspiracy to assault and battery, obstruction of justice, burglary, felony murder, involuntary manslaughter, hazing orders violation and making a false official statement, according to court records. DeDolph was scheduled for arraignment in January.<\/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\/your-military\/2019\/04\/18\/leaked-documents-provide-details-about-green-berets-death-involving-navy-seals-and-marine-raiders\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Staff-Sgt.-Logan-J.-Melgar.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\">Leaked documents provide details about Green Beret\u2019s death involving Navy SEALs and Marine Raiders<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">One SEAL and one Raider are negotiating plea deals in the case.<\/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\">Dedolph\u2019s trial is scheduled in Norfolk, Virginia, from March 23 to April 3. Madera-Rodriguez\u2019s trial is set for April 20 to May 1, according to a press release from Navy Region Mid-Atlantic public affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf found guilty of felony murder, each could face life in federal prison without parole, reduction in rank to E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and either a dishonorable or bad conduct discharge,\u201d according to the press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Co-defendants Marine Staff Sgt. Kevin Maxwell Jr., 29, and Navy SEAL Adam C. Matthews, 33, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/03\/07\/a-seal-and-a-marine-raider-seek-plea-deals-in-green-beret-murder-case\/\" target=_blank>both pleaded guilty to lesser charges<\/a> earlier in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maxwell was sentenced to four years in military prison after having been charged with negligent homicide, hazing and making false official statements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2016\" height=\"1512\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Todd.Melgar.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Todd.Melgar.jpg.jpg 2016w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Todd.Melgar.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Todd.Melgar.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Todd.Melgar.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Todd.Melgar.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2016px) 100vw, 2016px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Military Times reporter Todd South at Naval Station Norfolk today awaiting the start of a special court martial for Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Adam Matthews for charges connected to the strangulation death of Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Bamako, Mali on June 4, 2017. Matthew\u2019s is expected to plead guilty. Another Navy SEAL and tow Marine Raiders also face charges in Melgar\u2019s death.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matthews was the first to plea and laid out previously unconfirmed details about Melgar\u2019s death in offsite embassy housing in Bamako, Mali, where all five men were serving on duties to counter local extremist militia activities. Matthews received a year of confinement and bad conduct discharge for his role in the death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He told the court that he, Maxwell, DeDolph and Madera-Rodriguez and an unidentified British special operator together planned to break into Melgar\u2019s room, restrain him, duct tape him and video record him in a sexually embarrassing incident all in retaliation for what the group perceived as personal slights made by Melgar during the preceding deployment, which was nearing an end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He testified that DeDolph placed Melgar in a chokehold while the others attempted to restrain him. But during the assault, Melgar stopped breathing. 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