Airman to face Article 32 in gang beating

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Airman to face Article 32 in gang beating
By Steve Mraz, Stars and Stripes
European edition, Thursday, December 13, 2007

Airman Nicholas Sims has become the first airman charged for allegedly participating in the 2005 gang beating of Army Sgt. Juwan Johnson.

An Article 32 hearing for Sims of Ramstein Air Base’s 86th Maintenance Squadron is scheduled to begin on the base Monday, said Darlene Cowsert, a spokeswoman with the 435th Air Base Wing.

Sims, 28, faces charges of grievous bodily harm, aggravated assault and failure to obey a lawful order, Cowsert said.

The charges were preferred against Sims on Nov. 28.

The charges against Sims are much less severe than those faced by soldiers implicated in Johnson’s death.


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