NC paratrooper demoted for role in soldier's death

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina-based paratrooper who helped subdue a fellow soldier who later died has been demoted.

By: The Associated Press | WNCT
Published: December 09, 2009

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FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) - A North Carolina-based paratrooper who helped subdue a fellow soldier who later died has been demoted.
The Fayetteville Observer reported Wednesday that Joseph Misuraca of Harper Woods, Mich., was demoted from specialist to private first class. Misuraca has agreed to a plea bargain that could give him 30 days in jail and dock his pay.
Seven soldiers were originally charged with involuntary manslaughter following the death of Pfc. Luke Brown last year. The 27-year-old from Fredericksburg, Va., died after a night of drinking with men from his 82nd Airborne Division unit.
Witnesses said Brown ran from the bar into nearby woods, where his fellow soldiers punched, kicked and choked him into submission. He died after returning to their Fort Bragg barracks.
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Information from: The Fayetteville Observer, http://www.fayobserver.com

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