US Soldier sentenced to 3 years for Afghan killings
A US soldier accused of killing Afghan civilians was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in a deal with prosecutors, an Army statement said.
Specialist Adam Winfield was among five members of an infantry unit formerly called the 5th Stryker Brigade initially charged with murder over three Afghan civilian slayings that prosecutors said were staged to look like combat casualties. Winfield, of Cape Coral, Florida, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and use of a controlled substance during a hearing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington, an Army spokesman said. (Reuters)
