December 13, 2004
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U.S. soldier sentenced to three years for killing Iraqi teen
04:32 PM EST Dec 11
PAUL GARWOOD
BAGHDAD (AP) - A U.S. soldier was sentenced to three years in prison for killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager.
Staff Sgt. Johnny Horne Jr., 30, of Wilson, N.C., pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of unpremeditated murder and one count of soliciting another soldier to commit unpremeditated murder.
His sentencing included a reduction in rank to private, forfeiture of wages and a dishonourable discharge.
Horne was among six soldiers based in Fort Riley. Kan., charged with killings in recent months - two for slayings in Kansas and four for deaths in Iraq.
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