Pendleton Marine Beats Woman’s Face with Beer Mug, Nearly Severs Ear

A woman’s ear was nearly severed at a Temecula bar early Wednesday when a 22-year-old Marine struck her in the head with a glass object, authorities said.
About 12:30 a.m., police were called to Aloha J’s at 27497 Ynez Road, where they found Jackson Gabriel Reyes, of Camp Pendleton, detained by security. [...]

2 Marines arrested in stabbing death

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Two Marines based at Camp Pendleton were arrested early Monday and booked into the county jail on murder and conspiracy charges in the fatal stabbing of a local automotive shop owner, police said.

Oceanside police identified the Marines as Raphael Roshod Davis Ramey, 20, and Xavier Akeam [...]

Recruitment of mentally disabled youth a ‘great discredit’ to USMC

Joshua Fry spent the first year of his life homeless on the streets of Los Angeles.
His mother was addicted to crack; his father to heroin. After his parents were arrested for shoplifting, Fry was sent to live with a series of relatives.
When Fry was brought to live with his grandmother in [...]

Sailor gets murder charge in gay sailor death

SAN DIEGO — A sailor assigned to Assault Craft Unit 5, who Navy officials say intended to burn and damage equipment at his Camp Pendleton unit, is facing murder charges in the June 30 fatal shooting of a fellow sailor.

On Thursday, the Navy charged Gas Turbine System Technician [...]

Court martial set for Marine in Iraq killings

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The government cannot prove a Marine sergeant killed an unarmed captive during a fierce battle in Iraq because there are no bodies, no relatives complaining of a lost loved one and no forensic evidence, a defense attorney said in opening statements of a court-martial Tuesday.
Prosecutors, however, [...]

CBS will not have to hand over Hadithah tapes

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — CBS News has won a battle with Marine Corps prosecutors who wanted unaired footage of a “60 Minutes” interview with the key defendant in the killing of 24 Iraqis in 2005.
The North County Times reports on its Web site that a military judge at Camp Pendleton on [...]

Marine suicide rate up, prompting more prevention training

Reporting from San Diego — Alarmed by a rising suicide rate among their troops, Marine officials announced Friday that all Marines, including those in Iraq and Afghanistan, will receive a two-hour suicide-prevention presentation next month.
Commanders have been ordered to record three- to five-minute videos as part of the presentations.

The [...]

Marine charged with setting wildfire

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The Corps has charged an infantryman for allegedly starting an October fire that merged with another blaze and burned more than 4,000 acres at Camp Pendleton, Calif., threatening hundreds of homes both on and off the installation, officials said Wednesday.
Lance Cpl. Nason G. Lamb, who enlisted in [...]

(Camp Pendleton) Judge to reschedule Fallujah shooting trial

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — A military judge on Wednesday delayed the start of a Marine’s court-martial on charges that he murdered an unarmed detainee during combat operations in Fallujah in 2004.
The judge, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Meeks, did not set a new date for the trial of Sgt. Jermaine Nelson, who [...]

Death penalty sought against 4 Marines

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Prosecutors said Wednesday they are seeking the death penalty for four Camp Pendleton-based Marines, including one from North Carolina, charged in the execution-style killings of a fellow serviceman and his wife.
Sgt. Jan Pietrzak, 24, and his wife, Quiana Jenkins-Pietrzak, 26, were found gagged, tied and shot in [...]

Marine Cpl. Lance Hering Goes AWOL, is Captured and Turned Over to Authorities in Burglary Investigation

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — Lance Cpl. Lance Hering’s short career ended Friday in a military courtroom when he pleaded guilty to a count of unauthorized absence. By day’s end, the Marine Corps had administratively separated him from service.

Marine Deserter Captured, Facing Court-Martial

OCEANSIDE, Calif. — The Camp Pendleton Marine who deserted two years ago but was arrested last month boarding a private airplane will be tried in a court-martial.

Former Marine outlines secret dossiers

OCEANSIDE — Two years after his arrest, a former Marine gunnery sergeant is talking about the FBI, CIA and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement files he stole from Camp Pendleton for a civilian agency.
In interviews with The San Diego Union-Tribune, Gary Maziarz, 39, said “dozens of files” he gave the Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning [...]

Four Camp Pendleton Marines plead not guilty in connection to death of fellow Marine and his wife

Four Marines stationed at Camp Pendleton pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and other charges filed in connection with the execution-style shooting deaths of a fellow Marine and his wife.
Judge John Monterosso entered not guilty pleas for Lance Cpl. Tyrone Miller, 20, Lance Cpl. Emrys Justin John, 18, Pvt. Kevin Darnell Cox, 20, and Lance [...]

Arraignment set for Pendleton Marines in double murder

MURRIETA–Four Camp Pendleton Marines charged in the shooting deaths of a French Valley couple could face the death penalty if convicted.