Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar died in 2017 after being attacked by fellow U.S. service members.
By Dan Lamothe Dan Lamothe Reporter covering the Pentagon and the U.S. military Email Bio Follow May 16 at 1:42 PM NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — A Navy SEAL pleaded guilty Thursday in the hazing death of a Special Forces soldier, acknowledging his role in a case that has pulled back the veil of secrecy on a sensitive U.S. military deployment in Africa.
Matthews said that he, along with another member of the Navy’s SEAL Team 6 and two elite Marine Raiders, caused the death of 34-year-old Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar by carrying out a “juvenile” late-night plot to break into the soldier’s room with a sledgehammer, placing him in a chokehold and restraining him with duct tape. The incident happened June 4, 2017, in Mali’s capital, Bamako.
Matthews and the others attempted to revive Melgar and then, when they were unsuccessful, obscure what happened, he said.Matthews also told the court here that before carrying out the attack, they had sought permission from Melgar’s team leader, Army Sgt. 1st Class James Morris. Morris, who lived in the same house, approved the plan and went back to bed, Matthews said.
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