Charges against Marine in Haditha case dropped

September 18, 2007
Charges against Marine in Haditha case dropped

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - A Marine Corps officer accused of failing to properly investigate the alleged massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians in the town of Haditha has been cleared of wrongdoing, the military said Tuesday.

A statement released from the Marines Camp Pendleton base in southern California said all charges against Captain Lucas McConnell stemming from the Haditha investigation had been dropped.