Two Navy SEALs and two Marines charged with murdering Green Beret in Mali

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Two Navy SEALs and two Marines have been charged with murdering Army Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar, who was found strangled last year in Mali.

The SEALs and the Marines, charged Wednesday, allegedly barged into Melger’s room on June 4, 2017 in Bamako, Mali. Melger had been sleeping and was subsequently confined with duct tape and choked to death, according to charge sheets. The SEALs and the Marines also provided investigators with misleading information surrounding Melger’s death.

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