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1999 Springboro grad is accused of failure to investigate deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians.
Friday, December 29, 2006
One of eight Marines charged last week in the deaths of 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha last year is a 1999 Springboro High School graduate, according to his attorney.
Marine 1st Lt. Andrew Grayson, 25, grew up in Springboro and was a Panther running back, said his attorney, Joseph Casas.
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Grayson, an intelligence officer who was part of a team that photographed the aftermath of the killings, faces charges of dereliction of duty, failure to ensure a thorough investigation, making a false official statement and obstruction of justice.
"1st Lt. Grayson is a consummate Marine," Casas said in an e-mail. "He is saddened that the Marine Corps has targeted him, but he is confident that the military justice system will confirm his innocence."
Springboro's 1999 yearbook lists Grayson as a football player, teacher aide and member of the "A Team," a raucous student section that harasses opposing teams.
Four Marines have been charged with murder in the criminal case. The Marines allegedly killed the Iraqis after a roadside bomb killed a Marine and injured two others.
Grayson is one of four officers who were not there but were accused of failures in investigating and reporting the deaths.
