Sergeant Adam Holcomb Sentenced To Month in Jail & Docked Pay In Danny Chen Case

By Jeff | Wednesday, August 1, 2012 | 4 Comments

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The first trial of those court-martialed relating to the death of Private Danny Chen ended with Sergeant Adam Holcomb being sentenced to a month in prison and getting docked a month in pay. Holcomb was found guilty of maltreatment of a subordinate and assault culminated in battery. He was cleared of negligent homicide charges. His attorney stated during closing arguments: “He will always have the stigma of being convicted at a court-martial. Suffice it to say, Sgt. Holcomb has been punished enough.” The Chen family is said to be waiting for all of the trials to finish before making any statement.

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http://www.facebook.com/people/Ahmed-Sanchez-De-La-Cruz-Kim/58700922 Ahmed Sanchez De La Cruz Kim

I read about his plan to join the NYPD.

I wish the young man would have pursued that instead of the military.
vivian

I’m not really surprised by this verdict. I have seen this played out millions of times. Now we have a Vietnamese and Japanese American mass printing t-shirts for a popular skateboard company with the phrase, “G**KS OF HAZZARD,” written across.
WhiskeyJunkie

Gee, I wonder what type of message is being sent here…hmmm.
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