KEVIN RANDAL HILL, 30, of Ft. Sill, Oklahoma, Admitted that he "slapped, shook, threw, dropped, squeezed, and slammed the baby onto the couch and the floor"...............SENTENCED TO MORE THAN 12 YEARS IN PRISON !

Kevin Randal Hill, 30, of Fort Sill, Oklahoma, was sentenced on April 5th, 2012, by United States District Judge Stephen P. Friot to serve 144 months in federal prison for child abuse of his 5-month-old daughter, announced Sanford C. Coats, United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.

USDJ Stephen Friot

According to court records and information from the plea hearing and sentencing, Hill had recently been medically discharged from the Army and was living on post at Fort Sill with his wife—an active duty soldier—when he abused their 5-month-old daughter.

At the plea hearing, Hill admitted that on January 28th, 2011, while his wife was away from home performing Army field exercises, he slapped, shook, threw, and dropped the baby onto the floor, where he then sat on her.

Hill also admitted that on January 30, 2011, while his wife was still performing Army exercises, he slapped, squeezed, and slammed the baby onto the couch, then pushed his weight into her, causing her to stop breathing.

Medical evidence at the sentencing hearing established that Hill’s abuse resulted in a fractured skull and severe, permanent brain damage to the baby. Medical testimony established that the child now suffers from severe cerebral palsy and epilepsy, which is expected to significantly shorten her lifespan. Hill presented testimony and evidence at sentencing regarding a diagnosis for post-traumatic stress disorder related to his three deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hill was indicted on May 4, 2011. He pled guilty to two counts of committing child abuse on November 4, 2011.

This case was the result of an investigation conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command. The case was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Brandon Hale.

SOURCE: http://www.justice.gov

New Jersey Crew Members: Erik James, 40, of Goshen & Christopher Martin, 40, of Wildwood Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Sink Boat for Insurance Payment

Two former crew members of the fishing boat Alexander II who admitted to participating in a plot to sink the boat off the coast of Cape May in August 2009 in exchange for payment were sentenced to prison in 2012.

Erik James, 40, of Goshen, New Jersey, who previously pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Renee Marie Bumb to a superseding information charging him with conspiracy to destroy the Alexander II on the high seas, was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Christopher Martin, 40, of Wildwood, New Jersey, who previously pleaded guilty before Judge Bumb as well, to a superseding information charging him with the conspiracy, was sentenced also to 30 months in prison.

According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:

The defendants engaged in a scheme to sink the Alexander II so that boat’s owner, Scott Tran, 38, of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, could collect 400.000 USD on an insurance policy with State National Insurance Co.

In July 2009, Tran hired a captain for the ship, whom Tran and his right-hand man, Manh Nguyen, 58, of Philadelphia, solicited to sink the boat in return for payment. The captain recruited a crew, including James and Martin, to help him sink the boat.

On August 2, 2009, the Alexander II left Cape May, New Jersey, with little fuel, ice, food, and other supplies for a purported lengthy fishing trip. The ship’s log was falsified to read that more than 50 fish, weighing a total of approximately 3.000 pounds, had been caught. Once the Alexander II reached a point approximately 86 miles southeast of Cape May, the captain and his crew worked together in an unsuccessful attempt to sink it.

In addition to the prison terms, Judge Bumb sentenced both defendants to three years of supervised release and ordered them to pay restitution of 83.000 Dollars to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Source: www.vesselfinder.com