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Marine admits tampering with parachute

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — A Marine charged with cutting the lines of parachutes that were to be used in a training jump pleaded guilty Wednesday to assault and reckless endangerment.
Lance Cpl. Antoine Boykins, 21, of Baltimore pleaded guilty to nine counts of reckless endangerment, four counts of aggravated assault and one count of destruction of government property.

The judge, Col. Alvin Keller, told Boykins that he could face 31 years in prison, forfeiture of pay, reduction of rank and dishonorable discharge. The hearing was continuing Wednesday morning.

The plea deal was approved last month by the commanding general of the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force, but kept confidential until the hearing. A court-martial scheduled last month was canceled.

Boykins originally was charged with 13 counts of attempted premeditated murder, 13 counts of reckless endangerment, 13 counts of aggravated assault and other crimes.

Charges against another Marine, Lance Cpl. Julian Ramirez, 25, of Los Angeles, were dismissed in April.

A third Marine, Cpl. Clayton Chaffin, 28, an air delivery specialist from Franklin, Ohio, is charged with 31 counts, including reckless endangerment, aggravated assault, conspiracy and drug charges, the base announced Wednesday. He was in custody at the base.

Air delivery specialists jump from aircraft with cargo.

Three Marines were injured Sept. 21, 2002, when their parachutes failed to open when they jumped from about 1,250 feet. Their reserve chutes deployed safely.

Other jumps for that day's exercise were canceled, and investigators later found that 13 of the 22 parachutes had been sabotaged.

At a hearing in March, a military prosecutor said Boykins and Ramirez cut parachute suspensionlines because they had been disciplined and were angry with their platoon commander.

The charges against Ramirez were dismissed the following month after his attorneys argued that no forensic evidence linked Ramirez to the crime.


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Well given that I have copius ammounts of tact and forgiveness (a fact all my friends will attend) I just have this to say..... cut his b**ls off and slow roast them over a fire while placing said Lnc. Cpl. a large pool of rabid perahnna... no ... on second thought not painful enough.

Overkill??? I'd kill a fly with a howitzer if I had one.

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Stinger,
I say that they just let these clowns enjoy the fruits of their labor. Let them HALO (with no reserve chute) using one of their doctored chutes at the next base airshow. We could take bets on just how many times they bounced!!

Fucking scumbag REMFs.

"Trample the wounded, hurdle the dead."

One might almost think Sniper didn't like this guy.

Overkill??? I'd kill a fly with a howitzer if I had one.

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No, Snipe just isn't too fond of him at the moment.

"Retreat, hell! We just got here!"-Captain Lloyd Williams, 2nd Marine Division, Belleau Wood, France, WWI

Well then Snipe will be allowed with the young man into the colluseum in the morning while we all drink beer and eat pretzels with togas on. When Snipe gets tired and is ready for the coup de gras we will all of course give him a thumbs down so he can dispense with the wretched soul. After that Snipe can come up and sit and have some beer and pretzels. I know it all sounds rather Roman but I do love European history. <img src=icon_smile.gif border=0 align=middle> Any takers?

By this time tomorrow I shall have gained either a pearage or Westminster Abbey........Nelson

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YGBSM !

OK, but i want one of Sparticus' big assed swords.

"Trample the wounded, hurdle the dead."

Edited by - m21 sniper on Aug 06 2003 7:33 PM