A former U.S. Army Green Beret has been charged with the 2010 murder of a man he suspected
of being a Taliban bomb maker.
The charges follow multiple investigations of Major Matthew Golsteyn's role in the man's death
that he once admitted to Fox News during a 2016 interview.
"Major Matthew Golsteyn's immediate commander has determined that sufficient evidence exists to
warrant the preferral of charges against him," said Lt. Col. Loren Bymer, a spokesman for U.S.
Army Special Operations Command.
"Major Golsteyn has been charged with the murder of an Afghan male during his 2010 deployment to
Afghanistan," he continued.
On Thursday, Golsteyn’s attorney Philip Stackhouse tweeted that he had been charged with "premeditated
murder, a death penalty offense for allegedly killing a Taliban bomb-maker during combat operations in
Marjah, Afghanistan."
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that what you're expected to do, kill the enemy?
of being a Taliban bomb maker.
The charges follow multiple investigations of Major Matthew Golsteyn's role in the man's death
that he once admitted to Fox News during a 2016 interview.
"Major Matthew Golsteyn's immediate commander has determined that sufficient evidence exists to
warrant the preferral of charges against him," said Lt. Col. Loren Bymer, a spokesman for U.S.
Army Special Operations Command.
"Major Golsteyn has been charged with the murder of an Afghan male during his 2010 deployment to
Afghanistan," he continued.
On Thursday, Golsteyn’s attorney Philip Stackhouse tweeted that he had been charged with "premeditated
murder, a death penalty offense for allegedly killing a Taliban bomb-maker during combat operations in
Marjah, Afghanistan."
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that what you're expected to do, kill the enemy?
