Marine sentenced for killing intruder

[unhappycamper]

Marine sentenced for killing intruder
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Feb 23, 2008 17:45:41 EST

ALBUQUERQUE — A district judge has sentenced a former Marine to two years in prison for fatally shooting an intruder who broke into his home and then fled.

Elton John Richard, 30, was a decorated Marine who had fought in both Iraq wars and had been part of the 2003 rescue of Army Pvt. Jessica Lynch. He had pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter after being charged with second-degree murder.

State District Judge Pat Murdoch also ordered Richard to pay restitution of $500 a month for four years.

Daniel Romero, 34, broke in to Richard’s garage in December 2004.

Richard, a Department of Energy nuclear materials courier with top security clearance, found Romero in his garage and chased him a quarter mile from his property before shooting him as he tried to climb a fence.


Rest of article at: http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2008/02/ap_marinesentenced_080223/

[lligrd]

1. I Like The Sentence Although A Bit Lenient

Much more useful than prison.