5th Court-Martial Trial to Begin in Connection to Death of Pvt. Danny Chen

The court-martial for Spc. Thomas Curtis, an infantryman assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska, is scheduled for August 27-29 at 9 a.m., at the Fort Bragg courthouse.

Four other Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division face charges
relating to Pvt. Danny Chen's death and will be tried by courts martial in
the coming months.

Sgt. Adam Holcomb was found guilty July 30 by a court-martial panel of two
specifications of maltreatment and one specification of assault. He was
sentenced to reduction in rank to E-4, forfeiture of pay equaling $1,181.55
and 30 days confinement.

Spc. Ryan Offutt was sentenced Aug. 13, to reduction in rank to E-1,
confinement for 6 months and a bad conduct discharge for hazing and
maltreatment, following as guilty plea.

Staff Sgt. Blaine Dugas plead guilty to charge one, specification one, which
is a violation of a lawful general order number one, by wrongfully
possessing and consuming alcohol. He was found guilty by a military judge of one count of dereliction of duty during a court-martial here Aug. 17. Dugas was sentenced to reduction in grade from E-6 to E-5 and three months confinement with 90 days credit for pretrial confinement.

Sgt. Travis Carden was was sentenced to reduction in rank to E-4 and forfeiture of 2/3 pay for one month. He was charged and convicted of Uniform Code of Military Justice Article 92, hazing Chen, and Article 93, maltreatment by calling him racially disparaging names, and ordering him to perform pushups with his
mouth full of water.