The Case Of Petty Officer Elisha Dawkins

Navy Guantanamo Photographer Freed Pending Trial -- Miami Herald

Petty Officer Elisha Dawkins walked out of court still wearing a tan federal detainee’s garb, and got to go home to Jacksonville for the weekend. His trial starts Tuesday.

A federal magistrate ordered a veteran U.S. military combat photographer released from a federal detention center Friday, on condition he returns to court for next week’s federal passport fraud trial.

Navy Reserves Petty Officer Elisha Leo Dawkins, 26, had been held in a downtown federal lockup for six weeks. He was arrested in Jacksonville soon after he returned from a seven-month stint at Guantánamo, where he chronicled the lives of war on terror detainees.

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Update: Veteran accused of passport fraud freed days ahead of trial -- CNN

My Comment: This soldier is a hero, who has served his country with honor and distinction. He should never have spent 1 second in jail, and he should not be going through what he is going through right now.

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