Marine charged with killing fellow corporal

Marine charged with killing fellow corporal
By Dan Lamothe - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Jun 6, 2011 16:28:48 EDT
A Marine corporal accused of stabbing another corporal to death in Afghanistan last summer has been charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, Marine officials said.

Cpl. William C. Dalton will face general a court-martial at Camp Lejeune, N.C., beginning June 16, said 2nd Lt. D. Oliver David, a spokesman with 2nd Marine Division. Dalton, a field wireman, is accused of killing Cpl. Dave Santos, 21, a fellow member of 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines, on July 16 at Forward Operating Base Marjah, the unit’s headquarters in Afghanistan last year.

The unit had recently deployed to Afghanistan when Santos, a field radio operator, was involved in two separate altercations on base, according to a redacted report of the investigation into Santos’ death. Dalton’s name is redacted from the report, but it says Santos was choking another Marine against a wall when Santos was stabbed in the neck with a Ka-Bar knife.
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Marine charged with killing fellow corporal