02-11-2017 22:17 via yahoo.com

Judge considering punishment for U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl

A military judge began deliberating U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl's sentence on Thursday, after prosecutors said the soldier should spend 14 years behind bars for endangering troops in Afghanistan in 2009 and the defense urged no prison time.Army Colonel Jeffery Nance could recommend up to life in confinement for the 31-year-old sergeant, who pleaded guilty last month to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy.The judge indicated he would issue his sentence on Friday.
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