Staff Sergeant Calvin Gibbs, the highest-ranking soldier and the ringleader, was also convicted on three counts of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison. Private First Class Andrew Holmes pleaded guilty to murder without premeditation and was sentenced to …

U.S. Army SSG Calvin Gibbs was falsely convicted in 2011 of three counts of premeditated murder while on a combat deployment to Afghanistan and was sentenced to life in prison despite these facts about the case: GIBBS PLEADED NOT GUILTY: Gibbs testified in his own defense and denied planning, conspiring, or killing any non-combatants.

Nov 10, 2011 · Army Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs has been sentenced to life in military prison with eligibility for parole in 10 years.

Jan 29, 2020 · A squad leader who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the murders of three unarmed Afghans a decade ago filed a federal lawsuit to have his convictions vacated.

Jul 18, 2024 · Morale plummeted when an IED attack on a Stryker critically wounded one of the platoon's squad leaders in November 2009. The wounded squad leader's replacement was SSG Calvin Gibbs, reporting...

Nov 11, 2011 · United States Army Staff Sgt Calvin Gibbs was found guilty of murder of Afghanistan civilians while leading a ‘kill team’ out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. He will serve a life sentence for the...

Nov 10, 2011 · Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs was found guilty in a military court Thursday of being the leader of a U.S. Army thrill kill team that murdered three Afghan civilians for sport. Gibbs, who was also found guilty of 12 related charges, faces a …

Nov 10, 2011 · An Army panel Thursday found Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs, the highest-ranking soldier charged in a major war-crimes case, guilty of three counts of murdering unarmed Afghan villagers and a dozen...

Prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence that proved SSG Gibbs innocence. The stench of this injustice should disgust every American and, in particular, members of our state legislature and lawmakers in our halls of the U.S. Congress and the Senate.

Oct 5, 2010 · Members of his unit in Afghanistan paint a devastating picture of Sergeant Gibbs, 26. He is one of five soldiers facing potential courts-martial on charges that they killed Afghan civilians for...