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The three accused Marines, who were stationed with Lew at Patrol Base Gowragi in Afghanistan, claimed that Lew had fallen asleep on watch for the fourth time since he arrived there. Fellow Marine Jacob Jacoby"s legal case ended on January 30, 2012, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii when he took a plea deal to lesser charges of assault, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and his rank was reduced. In the trial Jacoby admitted that he punched and kicked Lance Corporal
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Lance Corporal Carlos Orozco III was accused of kicking sand in Lew"s face and forcing him to do push-ups and leg lifts. Lew fatally shot himself on April 3, 2011.
The panel of three officers and five enlisted Marines found Orozco not guilty at a court-martial at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay. Sergeant Benjamin Johns was also cleared of hazing charges in the death of Harry Lew.
