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and enlisted members of one specification of willfully and wrongfully inveigling and
holding a person against her will in violation of Article 134, UCMJ. The accused was
acquitted of five specifications of sexual assault, two specifications of forcible sodomy,
and one specification of assault in violation of Articles 120, 125, and 128, UCMJ. The
members sentenced the accused to be reduced to the grade of E-1, to be confined for 1
year, and to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge.
On 11 February 2015, at a general court-martial convened at Joint Base LewisMcChord, Washington, SGT Christopher R. Calma, United States Army, was convicted
by a military judge of two specifications of absence without leave, one specification of
dereliction of duty, one specification of failure to obey a general order, and seven
specifications of wrongful use or possession of a controlled substance in violation of
Articles 86, 92, and 112a, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced the accused to be
reduced to the grade of E-1, to be confined for 15 months, and to be discharged from
the service with a bad-conduct discharge.
On 11 February 2015, at a general court-martial convened at Joint Base ElmendorfRichardson, Alaska, PFC Alexander E. Denson, United States Army, was convicted by
military judge of one specification of false official statement, four specifications of
aggravated sexual assault, one specification of assault with force likely to produce
death or grievous bodily harm, seven specifications of simple assault, and two
specifications of communicating a threat in violation of Articles 107, 120, 128, and 134,
UCMJ. The accused was acquitted of one specification of aggravated sexual assault
and one specification of assault with force likely to produce death or grievous bodily
harm in violation of Articles 120 and 128, UCMJ. The military judge sentenced the
accused to be reduced to the grade of E-1, to forfeit all pay and allowances, to be
confined for 68 months, and to be discharged from the service with a bad-conduct
discharge.
On 11 February 2015, at a special court-martial convened at Wheeler Army Airfield,
Hawaii, SFC Keith L. Shell, United States Army, was convicted by a military panel of
one specification of false official statement and one specification of larceny in violation
of Articles 107 and 121, UCMJ. The members sentenced the accused to be reduced to
the grade of E-5 and to forfeit $2,083.00 pay per month for 12 months.
On 12 February 2015, at a special court-martial convened at Fort Bliss, Texas, PFC
Jarrett S. Best, United States Army, was convicted by a military judge of absence
without leave, larceny, and forgery in violation of Articles 86, 121, and 123, UCMJ. The
military judge sentenced the accused to be confined for 12 months and to be
discharged from the service with a bad-conduct discharge.
On 12 February 2015, at a general court-martial convened at Wheeler Army Airfield,
Hawaii, SGT Michael A. Covey, United States Army, was convicted by a military judge
of two specifications of willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, one
specification of the drunken operation of a vehicle, one specification of assault by
means likely to produce death or grievous bodily harm, one specification of assault
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