Tech Sgt. David W. Dezwaan Jr., an explosive ordinance disposal specialist, is facing charges related to an explosion that injured U.S. troops in Syria back in April.
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah — A Hill Air Force Base airman appeared in court today, facing charges related to an explosion that injured U.S. troops in Syria back in April.
The counsel for the government brought in one witness, Special Agent Timothy Weinhold, who took the government and the defense through a timeline of events that he believes show Dezwaan was responsible for two explosions at the base. Weinhold said some of the time stamps from the cameras were off, but that he pulled times and information from an agent who was on the ground and adjusted to come to the conclusion of the two times he believes the explosions took place.
Data was recovered from Dezwaan's phone, and Weinhold said a digital forensic consultant determined a stopwatch application on the phone had been running for 44 minutes, ending at 1:06 a.m. The defense, led by military lawyers Nathan Freeburg and Phil Cave, contended that there was no DNA or fingerprints from Dezwaan to show he was responsible. They also said there were no witnesses."You've heard the evidence — or lack of evidence — and certainly that would be anything that people may consider," said Cave.
"For background, once you get medical reports, you will see that he may have had more injury than the other three," said Cave.The government said they believe they have overwhelming evidence and that Dezwaan should face a general court-martial, the military's highest level trial court.
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