European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 17,1988 the stars and stripes airman s Case gets tangled in court gun Duck of juror lawyer delays outcome Bidav Ediht , Bur Raf Mildenhall England the court martial of airman 1st class James Ocho charged with beating an scalding his 3-year-old Stepson has Span Ned six months involved almost a dozen attorneys and been held in two court rooms on two bases before two judges. And it s not Over. The problems started with inc jury. In an april hearing at Raf Lak ii health judge maj. Clinton Pearson citing juror misconduct granted a mistrial Handset aside Geho s March child abuse conviction. The airman had been demote to the lowest enlisted Grade Given a Dis honorable discharge and sentenced to3w years in prison. Pearson said a jury member  a. Combs jr., ignored instructions and conducted an Experiment at Home based on evidence he had seen in court. Combs told other jurors the results of his Experiment which involved trying to re create the scalding with which Cho was charged. Combs conducted the Experiment using his 2 Vij year old son but with cold water. Echo spent 69 Days in jail before the mistrial was declared. He was released pending a second court martial on la same charges this Lime with a new Jefry at Raf mind Cohall. Combs however was not the Only problem on the jury. While investigating the Combs Inci Dent one of Geho s defense attorneys capt. Pat Lind Mann discovered that it was the duly of Jayne and the other prosecutors to Tell the judge of hair cock s statement. None did he said an that was proc tutorial misconduct worthy of a mistrial that would bar a new trial. Jayne had blinders on  in the hearing and the Only thing he wanted to Sec is airman Geho go  Raincock wus win by me Summ j Juvet had Hal cock been removed from theas All jurors were not to talk about Mai s jury the trial could have resulted in Aliease outside inc courtroom or deliver acquittal Devereau argued. At Taulby Rel pfc lawyers heard about hair cd statement and All of them Huw least a moral Oka lion to info said. _. _ i arson upheld his ear Istria but refused to the president of the jury. Col. Allan Hathcock also had disobeyed the judge and made inappropriate comment about the Case this time to the base Legal  also War found that during the trial Hal cock knocked in the door of . William d. Humb the Lakenheath staff judge advocate and said i smell an  in the Early Day of trial Hathcock a told b the military actions area. Lindemann also found thai Hathcock had made a similar statement to col. William Douglass the 48th tac fighter Wing commander. However unknown to Lindemann the next Day Hume told the prosecutor in the Case maj. H. Martin Jayne about Hathcock s statement Jayne As an offi cer of the court was duly bound Tol the judge what he knew Legal officials said. Bui Jayne neglected to Jaesa the information to inc judge Tir to Geho s lawyers. Geho s second Uniat was to have begun sept. 19 at Raf Mildenhall. But a Tew Days Earl grf defense attorney  Pevc Reaux discovered that Jayne had mown of Hathcock s statements and a d nol passed Ihm on. Do Vermaux Ihnn filed a motion to Barthe retrial based on misconduct by Jayne. Because of his motion the new trial did not Start. Instead the original Post trial hearing in which the mistrial had been declared was reopened. In arguments sept. 20, Devereaux said on sept. 2hlier ruling Wirtl bar a Raj jul Offeh Osasc. Said Jayne let cd in bad Faith not telling the court tial he knew but under the Law Jayne s Miens Wernol grounds enough to Slop a ret on sept. 22, in a pretrial  s second trial defense again attempted to bar the retrial on in basis of Jayne s actions. This Lime Dave Ricaux cited the double jeopardy clause that makes it illegal for a person to be tried twice for the same  new judge it. Col. Howard few ruled sept. 23 that Jayne s actions not Only were in bad Faith but also constituted Gross negligence by his trying to conceal knowledge of the statement made by , few did not bar a retrial saying Jayne s actions were not intended to give the government a second Opportunity to convict Echo and therefore there would be no double jeopardy. Dfvereaux said he will Appeal few decision through either the court of Mil itary review or the . Court of Mili tary appeals. Legal officials said Friday that the Appeal is expected within 10days. The Appeal process could put Geho pretrial on hold at in mfr lil november Devreaux esu/iatthefii1imcers involved in the out pct activity Douglass Hal cock. Jmc Jayne and Combs could face same Type of disciplinary action 3rd air Force Legal officials said. However any actions taken would be up to their individual commanders and the evidence at hand docs not appear to raise the mat Ler to a level warranting remedial action outside the courtroom one Legal office said. Because of the charges against him Echo cannot perform his Normal duties As a Security policeman. He is working in his Squadron s dormitory at Raf Laken Heath a base spokesman said. His step son has been a Ward of the British court and in the care of another family since Geho s original conviction. Geho s wife airman 1st class Honor to also was convicted in March after she pleaded guilty to beating the  60 Tav jail sentence was suspended so she Coli Karc for their infant Daugh Ter. Honor Tycho who was assigned along with her i band to the 7348thsecurity police so entrants is working at the base s family . Hal cock now is at Seymour Johnson fab  Jayne is in the Legal office at the air Force Academy in Colorado Springs Colo. Eagle scouts Oslo Norway a boy scout fromtroop23lwasawarded the rank of Eagle scout the highest Honor in boy scouting in a acc Chi ceremony. Kim Michael Thon 15, has been a boy scout for four years and has earned 23 Merit badges. For his Eagle Seoul award he organized a project to restore the landscape around the crashes Castle in Scotland. With the help of the members of his troop and local scottish boy scouts Thon spent More than 90 hours cutting Bushes pulling roots and hauling de Bris from the area. Thon is a first year student at Vallur gymnast school and is the son of Stonar and Liv Thon. Raf Lakenheath England a senior at la Ken Halh High school advanced to Eagle Seoul inc highest rank in boy scouting in a recent ceremony. Stephen j. Bailey 17, has been in scouting for six years and has earned is Merit badges to am his Eagle Seoul award he organized a project to refurbish the Raf Feltwell Community censer ballroom. Bailey and other Volun ters from troop 404and troop 419 spent More than 300 hours repairing and painting the ballroom. Bailey is the son of John and Kalherine Bailey. To earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout Mustful fill requirements in leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes at least 21 Merit badges and a average of 100 hours on a Community project Economy class travellers now watching television London a British airways is giving econ omy class passengers a glimpse Inlo the future by in stalling tiny televisions on one of its jets an in flight entertainment Experiment that inc airline says could catch on. The airline introduced the miniature sets on Friday on a Boeing 747 that lies Between London and new York if the four month trial is successful the Small sets will be installed on other flights said at line chief executive Colin Marshall. Each coach passenger will be Able to View a tvs Creen attached to the Back of the Seal in front. Traveler s Check suspects Charad Miami a authorities seized nuke than $39million in phony traveler s checks and nested 10 alleged counterfeiters after some of the jute checks we reused for Cash cocaine and shopping sprees. The suspect from Israel Finland Colombia an Florida were a funded up Friday Ler a Federal grand jury returned  changing them with conspiracy and counterfeiting. / this is the target seizure of a counterfeit traveler Scheck operation in As. Hilca Jack  a . Secret service went Aid at a news conference where he was surround Day stacks of seized checks and printing plates seat make  alleged ringled Cess Simon Gabay 38, an israeli who ran a  company a downed a print shop Jar my Miami Kippenberg or he was the Bruns sch a the whole operation inc agent said. I had the lates and had the print shop where All  went  convicted Gabay aces unto 75 years in prison and a $5 Milli oif Fine. Undercover Sercl service Aims who stumbled upon the Check printing scheme while investigating currency  made several purchases of checks Ohcoa four month period Kiew  said. While a lost of the checks were s3ced, some were traded of Cash and cocaine and others were used to buy about $40,000 in merchandise at stores along the East coast agents said. Caretakers say fort losing fight with Navy key West. Fla. A fort Jefferson a hexagonal. 140-year-old fort 70 Miles offshore in the Florida Straits never faced enemy attack but its caretakers say it is fighting a losing Battle with the Navy. For about two weeks sonic booms from Jet fighter son Maneu vers from the key West Nas have rattled windows and dislodged bricks at the fort said Mike Finley superintendent of fort Jefferson and Ever Glades National Park. Before oct 9, Molly handicapped by 52-Yor-old free Emu the key to his recovery in Lour do France Bly be tilted a religion be slut turned hit or on bely was considered derail. Bat the Bloyd Loday. A Miracle that occurred to. There in oct 9, ind Thermal Springs he says