Last “Kill Team” member exhonerated

We awake this morning to the news that the last member of the Fort Lewis “Kill Team” is released from custody because the Army has dropped charges against Spc. Michael Wagnon, 31.

The Army did not say why it dropped the charges. Lewis-McChord senior commander Maj. Gen. Lloyd Miles chose to dismiss the case “in the interest of justice,” Army spokesman Lt. Col. Gary Dangerfield said in a written statement.

Four members of the team are serving in prison for their participation in the grisly murders of Afghanistan civilians, so the Army has dealt justice to the criminals and cleared the names of the innocent.

Wagnon’s friends supported him with a Facebook page. According to the S&S article, the case against him was the weakest;

Wagnon was one of the most experienced soldiers to face charges in connection with the “kill team.” He had served on two deployments to Iraq and was well-regarded by soldiers from his previous units.

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