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<blockquote data-quote="rlongnt" data-source="post: 3248700" data-attributes="member: 665"><p>Oooh-Efn-Rah!!!!!!</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]138982[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-seal-edward-gallagher-found-not-guilty-on-murder-and-attempted-murder-charges" target="_blank">https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-seal-edward-gallagher-found-not-guilty-on-murder-and-attempted-murder-charges</a></p><p></p><p>A jury found decorated <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/eddie-gallagher-navy-seal-isis-detainee-victim-target-fixation" target="_blank"><u>Navy SEAL Edward "Eddie" Gallagher</u></a> not guilty Tuesday on almost all charges he was facing, including murder and attempted murder, in the killing of a teenage Islamic State member in Iraq.</p><p></p><p>Gallagher was accused of stabbing to death a 15-year-old ISIS fighter in 2017 and posing with the corpse for photos.</p><p></p><p>He faced seven criminal charges in all. Six of the most serious charges included premeditated murder, willfully discharging a firearm to endanger human life, retaliation against members of his platoon for reporting his alleged actions, obstruction of justice and the attempted murders of two noncombatants. On all of those charges, the just in San Diego found him not guilty.</p><p></p><p>Jurors did find him guilty of the seventh charge, posing for a photo with a casualty, considered the least egregious of the crimes, which carries a maximum prison sentence of four months.</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/eddie-gallagher-navy-seal-isis-detainee-victim-target-fixation" target="_blank"><u>NAVY SEAL ACCUSED OF KILLING ISIS DETAINEE WAS VICTIM OF 'TARGET FIXATION,' ATTORNEY SAYS IN CLOSING ARGUMENTS</u></a></strong></p><p></p><p>Gallagher served nine months in prison awaiting trial but was <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/military-judge-frees-navy-seal-eddie-gallagher-from-custody-in-advance-of-murder-trial-in-death-of-isis-pow" target="_blank"><u>released ahead of trial proceedings at the end of May</u></a> as the judge attempted to rectify alleged prosecutorial misconduct which included the unauthorized tracking of the defense's emails.</p><p></p><p>Nearly a dozen members of Gallagher's platoon testified against him, revealing that nearly all the platoon members posed for photos with the dead prisoner and witnessed Gallagher read his reenlistment oath near the body, actions prosecutors said proved that Gallagher was "proud" of his actions.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-wont-drop-murder-charges-against-seal-edward-gallagher-despite-bombshell-testimony" target="_blank"><u>biggest bombshell</u></a> in the case occurred on <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/medic-testifies-that-he-not-navy-seal-eddie-gallagher-was-responsible-for-isis-fighters-death" target="_blank"><u>June 20 when Gallagher's colleague, Special Operator 1st Class Corey Scott, admitted to asphyxiating the ISIS fighter</u></a> back in 2017, contrary to the testimony of at least seven other SEALs who said Gallagher stabbed the ISIS fighter after medics administered treatment to him, ultimately resulting in the teenager's death.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2019/07/640/320/ContentBroker_contentid-4376b699c2de442a9affdc9e13e77804.png?ve=1&tl=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, left, walking with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, this past Monday. (AP Photo/Julie Watson)</p><p></p><p><strong><a href="https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products" target="_blank"><u>CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP</u></a></strong></p><p></p><p>Gallagher, 40, who served 19 years in the Navy and earned a Bronze Star with V for Valor twice, a Meritorious Unit Commendation and a trio of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medals, has been <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/don-brown-prosecuting-american-warriors-for-killing-the-enemy-undermines-america-first" target="_blank"><u>publicly championed</u></a> by his wife and even President Trump, who previously got Gallagher removed from the brig and transferred to better custody conditions at a Navy hospital before trial.</p><p></p><p><em>Fox News' Dan Gallo in San Diego and Samuel Chamberlin contributed to this report. </em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rlongnt, post: 3248700, member: 665"] Oooh-Efn-Rah!!!!!! [ATTACH=full]138982[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-seal-edward-gallagher-found-not-guilty-on-murder-and-attempted-murder-charges[/URL] A jury found decorated [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/us/eddie-gallagher-navy-seal-isis-detainee-victim-target-fixation'][U]Navy SEAL Edward "Eddie" Gallagher[/U][/URL] not guilty Tuesday on almost all charges he was facing, including murder and attempted murder, in the killing of a teenage Islamic State member in Iraq. Gallagher was accused of stabbing to death a 15-year-old ISIS fighter in 2017 and posing with the corpse for photos. He faced seven criminal charges in all. Six of the most serious charges included premeditated murder, willfully discharging a firearm to endanger human life, retaliation against members of his platoon for reporting his alleged actions, obstruction of justice and the attempted murders of two noncombatants. On all of those charges, the just in San Diego found him not guilty. Jurors did find him guilty of the seventh charge, posing for a photo with a casualty, considered the least egregious of the crimes, which carries a maximum prison sentence of four months. [B][URL='https://www.foxnews.com/us/eddie-gallagher-navy-seal-isis-detainee-victim-target-fixation'][U]NAVY SEAL ACCUSED OF KILLING ISIS DETAINEE WAS VICTIM OF 'TARGET FIXATION,' ATTORNEY SAYS IN CLOSING ARGUMENTS[/U][/URL][/B] Gallagher served nine months in prison awaiting trial but was [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/us/military-judge-frees-navy-seal-eddie-gallagher-from-custody-in-advance-of-murder-trial-in-death-of-isis-pow'][U]released ahead of trial proceedings at the end of May[/U][/URL] as the judge attempted to rectify alleged prosecutorial misconduct which included the unauthorized tracking of the defense's emails. Nearly a dozen members of Gallagher's platoon testified against him, revealing that nearly all the platoon members posed for photos with the dead prisoner and witnessed Gallagher read his reenlistment oath near the body, actions prosecutors said proved that Gallagher was "proud" of his actions. Perhaps the [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/us/navy-wont-drop-murder-charges-against-seal-edward-gallagher-despite-bombshell-testimony'][U]biggest bombshell[/U][/URL] in the case occurred on [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/us/medic-testifies-that-he-not-navy-seal-eddie-gallagher-was-responsible-for-isis-fighters-death'][U]June 20 when Gallagher's colleague, Special Operator 1st Class Corey Scott, admitted to asphyxiating the ISIS fighter[/U][/URL] back in 2017, contrary to the testimony of at least seven other SEALs who said Gallagher stabbed the ISIS fighter after medics administered treatment to him, ultimately resulting in the teenager's death. [IMG]https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2019/07/640/320/ContentBroker_contentid-4376b699c2de442a9affdc9e13e77804.png?ve=1&tl=1[/IMG] Navy Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, left, walking with his wife, Andrea Gallagher, this past Monday. (AP Photo/Julie Watson) [B][URL='https://foxnews.onelink.me/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products'][U]CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP[/U][/URL][/B] Gallagher, 40, who served 19 years in the Navy and earned a Bronze Star with V for Valor twice, a Meritorious Unit Commendation and a trio of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medals, has been [URL='https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/don-brown-prosecuting-american-warriors-for-killing-the-enemy-undermines-america-first'][U]publicly championed[/U][/URL] by his wife and even President Trump, who previously got Gallagher removed from the brig and transferred to better custody conditions at a Navy hospital before trial. [I]Fox News' Dan Gallo in San Diego and Samuel Chamberlin contributed to this report. [/I] [/QUOTE]
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