Navy SEAL pleads guilty in Lubbock Green Beret s death
Army Times and A-J Media staff reports
A Navy SEAL charged in the strangulation death of an Army Green Beret Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar of Lubbock in 2017 pleaded guilty to reduced charges on Thursday.
During a hearing at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Tony E. DeDolph pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice, conspiracy charges related to assault and obstruction of justice, and hazing, according to an article from Army Times.
DeDolph faces a maximum punishment of 22 years, six months in prison, reduction to E-1, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, a fine and dishonorable discharge.