SJ Airman convicted of drug use

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  • 4th Fighter Wing Legal Office
A senior airman from the 4th Equipment Maintenance Squadron was convicted at a general court-martial of the use of ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana and cocaine in violation of Article 112a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice Oct. 13.

At trial, the accused pled guilty to wrongful use of ecstasy and methamphetamine but not guilty to wrongful use of marijuana and cocaine.

A panel of officer members found the senior airman guilty of all uses and sentenced the senior airman to reduction in rank to airman basic, total forfeiture of all pay and allowances, six months confinement and a bad conduct discharge.

The airman basic is currently serving his six month sentence in the confinement facility located at Camp Lejeune, N.C.