Shortly after I arrived in Baumholder a Courts Martial of a female MP from another MP Company began. The facts of the incident are thus:
Friday night and downtown at the Metropol a fight breaks out (which at that place, was like saying water is wet and the sky is blue. Usually there were several fights a night there. Worse when 2nd Brigade was newly back from the field, yet the worst fights were when the Brits were in town and training on the MTA.)
Anywho, MP's and GP's respond. As the female MP enters she sees Subject use broken beer bottle to slash/stab Victim. Subject sees female MP and turns to run, heading out side door of Metropol. Female MP slaps leather, draws and fires, striking Subject in the back torso as he is exiting through the doorway.
Female MP is charged with Attempted Murder.
However, she had a really good defense JAG. He pointed out two important facts that created some doubt in the minds of the jurors.
1. The broken bottle was found within 2 feet of the doorway (on the inside of the building), indicating that the Subject may have still had the broken bottle in his hand when struck by the round fired by the female MP.
2. There were two people about to the enter the Metropol through the side door.
Therefore, it was possible that the Subject could have used the broken bottle to cause death or grievous bodily harm to one or both of the two people approaching the side door.
Once the trial was complete, she was transferred to Frankfurt where she was not allowed to be armed and basically was permanent CQ over at the Abrams building. IIRC, she was offered a chance to re-class to another MOS. Last I heard she ETS'd and wasn't offered the opportunity to re-enlist.
