Behenna Petition Drive Attracts 15,000 Signatures

A petition seeking a new trial for Army Lt. Michael Behenna has now attracted almost 15,000 signatures.

Behenna, of Edmond, was in Iraq a year ago when he killed an al Qaida operative being released from detention. Behenna said he shot in self defense; prosecutors claimed he executed the man. Behenna was convicted by a court martial and is now serving a 15-year sentence. His trial was marred by the withholding of evidence favorable to him by prosecutors and that has prompted appeals by his parents, Vicki and Scott Behenna, members of the congressional delegation, prosecutors, political leaders and others.

The petition is located at http://www.defendmichael.com/.

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