Gelston
09-08-2007, 10:08 PM
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — A drill instructor is facing a trial later this year on 225 charges that he allegedly abused and mistreated his recruits at Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.
Sgt. Jerrod M. Glass was arraigned Aug. 22 in a military court on charges of assault, cruelty and maltreatment, destruction of property, and failure to obey an order or regulation.
Glass allegedly shoved, hit, grabbed, kicked or punched recruits numerous times during a seven-week period of recruit training, at times hitting them with a helmet, flash light, fence pole, towel or fist, according to the charges. He allegedly choked several recruits, poked another in the eye and damaged items, including a pair of eyeglasses, belonging to several recruits.
Depot officials in February pulled Glass, 25, from his recruit training platoon and relieved him of duty after the command began an investigation into the allegations, depot officials said in an Aug. 23 statement.
Glass is charged with 91 counts, or specifications, of assault, 27 counts of cruelty and maltreatment, 90 specifications of failing to obey a lawful order and 17 specifications of destruction of personal property, officials said.
His general court-martial is scheduled to begin Nov. 8.
Depot officials said the alleged incidents happened over the seven-week period from Dec. 23 to Feb. 10 and involved “approximately 110 factual incidents.”
“No recruits were seriously injured,” Maj. Kristen Lasica, a depot spokeswoman, said Aug. 23.
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/08/marine_instructor_abuse_070824/
Might as well have murdered someone.
Sgt. Jerrod M. Glass was arraigned Aug. 22 in a military court on charges of assault, cruelty and maltreatment, destruction of property, and failure to obey an order or regulation.
Glass allegedly shoved, hit, grabbed, kicked or punched recruits numerous times during a seven-week period of recruit training, at times hitting them with a helmet, flash light, fence pole, towel or fist, according to the charges. He allegedly choked several recruits, poked another in the eye and damaged items, including a pair of eyeglasses, belonging to several recruits.
Depot officials in February pulled Glass, 25, from his recruit training platoon and relieved him of duty after the command began an investigation into the allegations, depot officials said in an Aug. 23 statement.
Glass is charged with 91 counts, or specifications, of assault, 27 counts of cruelty and maltreatment, 90 specifications of failing to obey a lawful order and 17 specifications of destruction of personal property, officials said.
His general court-martial is scheduled to begin Nov. 8.
Depot officials said the alleged incidents happened over the seven-week period from Dec. 23 to Feb. 10 and involved “approximately 110 factual incidents.”
“No recruits were seriously injured,” Maj. Kristen Lasica, a depot spokeswoman, said Aug. 23.
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/08/marine_instructor_abuse_070824/
Might as well have murdered someone.