Michael Behenna, center, is embraced by his brother Brett and girlfriend, Shannon Wahl, after his release from prison in Leavenworth, Kan., in 2014. The White House announced Monday that President Trump had pardoned Behenna, a former soldier convicted of killing an Iraqi prisoner. (Sarah Phipps/AP)President Trump has pardoned Michael Behenna, a former Army lieutenant who served five years in prison for the murder of an Iraqi prisoner in 2008. Before Trump’s pardon, Behenna faced another five years of parole. “I’m grateful that the long road for Michael Behenna and his family has finally come to a joyous end,” Lankford said in the joint statement.

Source: Washington Post May 07, 2019 01:49 UTC