Florida Congressman Brian Mast of Florida has sent a letter to the commander of the Marine Corp's Special Operations Command calling for the end to the prosecution of the two remaining members of the MARSOC 3, who stand accused of killing a civilian contractor in 2019.
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The MARSOC 3; Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet, GySgt Danny Draher and GySgt Joshua Negron. (Lloyd Wainscott Photography)
MARSOC (Marine Forces Special Operations Command) has confirmed the release of updated charge sheets for three Marine Raiders – Gunnery Sergeant Joshua Negron, Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Draher, and Chief Petty Officer Eric Gilmet – also known as the MARSOC 3.
Each Raider has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, negligent homicide, obstructing justice, and violations of orders. The charges stem from an incident that took place in Erbil, Kurdistan (Northern Iraq) on New Year’s Eve, 2018.
According to video footage – and legal documents obtained from the case’s Article 32 preliminary hearing – an inebriated military contractor initiated a physical confrontation with the Raiders. After the contractor, a retired Green Beret, landed two punches and was in the process of throwing a third, one of the Raiders stepped in to defend his fellow