Marine Staff Sergeant Found Not Guilty in 2021 Death of Recruit at South Carolina’s Parris Island

Marine Staff Sergeant Found Not Guilty in 2021 Death of Recruit at South Carolina’s Parris Island
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The Associated Press
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A staff sergeant who oversaw Marine training at South Carolina’s Parris Island has been cleared of criminal responsibility in the death of a 19-year-old recruit in 2021.

A military jury on Friday found Staff Sgt. Steven Smiley not guilty of negligent homicide and four other counts in the death of Pfc. Dalton Beals, The Hilton Head Island Packet reported.