MARINE PLEADS GUILTY IN THEFT OF HIGH EXPLOSIVES.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. A Marine accused of stealing seven blocks of C-4 explosives from Camp Pendleton has pleaded guilty in a general court-martial, officials said Thursday. Lance Cpl. Chad E. Solomon received 15 years' confinement in a military brig, but as part of a pretrial pre·tri·al n. A proceeding held before an official trial, especially to clarify points of law and facts. adj. 1. Of or relating to a pretrial. 2. agreement will serve only five years with good behavior Orderly and lawful action; conduct that is deemed proper for a peaceful and law-abiding individual. The definition of good behavior depends upon how the phrase is used. , said Staff Sgt. Janice Hagar. The 23-year-old Solomon also received a dishonorable discharge, reduction to the lowest rank of private and forfeiture of all pay and allowances, Hagar said. Solomon was arrested July 29 at a Poway apartment complex, about 23 miles northeast of San Diego. The sting operation by the Naval Criminal Investigation Services and the San Diego County Sheriff's Department The San Diego County Sheriff's Department, commonly known as the SDSO, is the primary and largest law enforcement agency in San Diego County, California. It is composed of approximately 4,000 sworn deputies and civilian support personnel. netted a large cache of military ordnance. Officials found seven blocks of C-4 explosives, blasting caps, gas and smoke grenades, firing devices, fuse igniters, tip flares and small arms ammunition Ammunition for small arms, i.e., all ammunition up to and including 20 millimeters (.787 inches). that had been stolen from the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps base. C-4 is considered the most powerful non-nuclear explosive in the world, officials said. A half-block of it is enough to blow a car to pieces, and seven blocks would obliterate o·blit·er·ate v. 1. To remove an organ or another body part completely, as by surgery, disease, or radiation. 2. To blot out, especially through filling of a natural space by fibrosis or inflammation. a large building. It was not the first time Solomon stole ordnance, Camp Pendleton officials said Thursday. Solomon, who entered the Marine Corps in July 1994 and is a native of Round Rock, Texas, has a prior conviction for stealing explosives and ammunition, Hagar said. |
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