![]() ![]() ![]() Gallagher served more than six months in pretrial confinement after his arrest Sept. He was sentenced to four months’ confinement, loss of two-thirds of his basic pay for four months, and had a reduction in rank to E-6. He was found guilty of posing for photos with a dead enemy fighter. On Tuesday, Gallagher was found not guilty of six of the seven counts against him, including premeditated murder and attempted murder. Robert Breisch, testified under a grant of immunity that he ordered Portier to have photos that the SEALs took with the deceased combatant deleted while the platoon was still in Iraq. Many members of Gallagher’s platoon said Portier was aware of the allegations against Gallagher long before the platoon returned from its Iraq deployment in September 2017. Portier’s role loomed large in Gallagher’s trial. Portier,” Sullivan said outside the courtroom. “Despite the acquittal of Chief Gallagher, the Navy is going ahead with its prosecution of Lt. Portier’s lead civilian defense attorney, Jeremiah Sullivan, told the Union-Tribune on Tuesday, after Gallagher was found not guilty on most of the charges against him, that he did not see why the service was continuing to prosecute his client. ![]() He told The San Diego Union-Tribune he could not comment on whether he would be taking over the case because he had not officially been assigned to it. Rugh, who was the judge in Gallagher’s trial, was in the courtroom during Portier’s hearing. It’s unclear who will take over for Stephens, but he said from the bench that it would likely be Navy Capt. Jonathan Stephens, made his last appearance. In another shake-up in Portier’s case this week, the judge, Navy Capt. Frank Santamaria is the other prosecutor. Scott McDonald, who helped prosecute Gallagher, has taken the lead in Portier’s case. E-Pilot Evening Edition Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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